Arkar Population, Caste, Working Data Durg, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Arkar is a village situated in Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 709 families residing in the village Arkar. The total population of Arkar is 3,373 out of which 1,680 are males and 1,693 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arkar is 1,008.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arkar village is 421 which is 12% of the total population. There are 223 male children and 198 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arkar is 888 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,008) of Arkar village.

Population
3,373
Families
709
Literacy
80.28%
Sex Ratio
1,008

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arkar is 80.3%. Thus Arkar village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.9% of Durg district. The male literacy rate is 86.68% and the female literacy rate is 74.05% in Arkar village.

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

Arkar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 421 223 198
Literacy 80.28% 86.68% 74.05%
Scheduled Caste 181 93 88
Scheduled Tribe 277 138 139
Illiterate 1,003 417 586

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.2% of total population in Arkar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Arkar village out of total population, 1,578 were engaged in work activities. 88.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,578 workers engaged in Main Work, 320 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 891 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,400 852 548
Cultivators 320 223 97
Agriculture Labourer 891 480 411
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 184 144 40
Marginal Workers 178 63 115
Non Working 1,795 765 1,030

Nearby Villages to Arkar,

Below are the list of villages near Arkar village in Gurur.

Village Population
Tilkhairi 417
Hasda 1,292
Kosagondi 1,908
Dotopar 1,720
Khertha 561
Bhirai Khas 1,716
Armari Kalan 3,512
Bohara 1,011
Pikaripar 622
Palari 4,642

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