Ara Population, Caste, Working Data Saharsa, Bihar - Census 2011

Ara is a village situated in Mahishi block of Saharsa district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,510 families residing in the village Ara. The total population of Ara is 8,025 out of which 4,132 are males and 3,893 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ara is 942.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Ara village is 1872 which is 23% of the total population. There are 960 male children and 912 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ara is 950 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (942) of Ara village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ara is 44.8%. Thus Ara village has a higher literacy rate compared to 42.4% of Saharsa district. The male literacy rate is 56.08% and the female literacy rate is 32.87% in Ara village.

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

Ara Data as per Census 2011

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

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Ara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ara village out of total population, 3,133 were engaged in work activities. 27.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 72.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,133 workers engaged in Main Work, 320 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 252 were Agricultural labourers.

Map of Ara, Saharsa, Bihar

Nearby Villages to Ara, Mahishi

Below are the list of villages near Ara village in Mahishi.

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Ara, Saharsa, Bihar - Wikipedia