Arraha Population, Caste, Working Data Araria, Bihar - Census 2011

Arraha is a village situated in Forbesganj block of Araria district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,301 families residing in the village Arraha. The total population of Arraha is 6,615 out of which 3,502 are males and 3,113 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arraha is 889.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arraha village is 1423 which is 22% of the total population. There are 767 male children and 656 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arraha is 855 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (889) of Arraha village.

Population
6,615
Families
1,301
Literacy
56.78%
Sex Ratio
889

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arraha is 56.8%. Thus Arraha village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 66.76% and the female literacy rate is 45.67% in Arraha village.

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

Arraha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,423 767 656
Literacy 56.78% 66.76% 45.67%
Scheduled Caste 2,961 1,554 1,407
Scheduled Tribe 215 108 107
Illiterate 3,667 1,676 1,991

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.3% of total population in Arraha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Arraha village out of total population, 2,774 were engaged in work activities. 50.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,774 workers engaged in Main Work, 769 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 575 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,390 1,040 350
Cultivators 769 679 90
Agriculture Labourer 575 338 237
Household Industries 12 4 8
Other Workers 34 19 15
Marginal Workers 1,384 556 828
Non Working 3,841 1,906 1,935

Nearby Villages to Arraha,

Below are the list of villages near Arraha village in Forbesganj.

Village Population
Lachhmipur 2,165
Ganj Bhag 4,126
Mahachanda 2,218
Mirzapur 14,498
Shaifganj 7,038
Shankarpur 346
Bhagparwaha 1,830
Musahari 5,399
Sukhirampur 894
Dholbaja 9,139

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