Arji Population, Caste, Working Data Kodagu, Karnataka - Census 2011

Arji is a village situated in Virajpet taluka of Kodagu district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 871 families residing in the village Arji. The total population of Arji is 3,842 out of which 1,882 are males and 1,960 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arji is 1,041.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arji village is 490 which is 13% of the total population. There are 227 male children and 263 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arji is 1,159 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,041) of Arji village.

Population
3,842
Families
871
Literacy
88.69%
Sex Ratio
1,041

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arji is 88.7%. Thus Arji village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Kodagu district. The male literacy rate is 91.66% and the female literacy rate is 85.8% in Arji village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Arji village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Arji Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Arji village.

Total Male Female
Children 490 227 263
Literacy 88.69% 91.66% 85.8%
Scheduled Caste 254 131 123
Scheduled Tribe 194 88 106
Illiterate 869 365 504

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5% of total population in Arji village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Arji village out of total population, 1,530 were engaged in work activities. 96.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,530 workers engaged in Main Work, 54 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,473 1,066 407
Cultivators 54 34 20
Agriculture Labourer 8 5 3
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 1,410 1,027 383
Marginal Workers 57 19 38
Non Working 2,312 797 1,515

Nearby Villages to Arji,

Below are the list of villages near Arji village in Virajpet.

Village Population
Maggula 716
V.Badaga 824
Aimangala 651
Nangala 697
Chembe Belliyur 1,259
Balugodu 2,013
Kuklur 710
Bittangala 1,068
Kadanur 1,295
1St Rudraguppe 1,352

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