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Ara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ranchi, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Ara is a Census Town city situated in Namkum block of Ranchi district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,235 families residing in the Ara city. The total population of Ara is 6,346 out of which 3,401 are males and 2,945 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ara is 866.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ara city is 795 which is 13% of the total population. There are 404 male children and 391 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ara is 968 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (866).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ara is 86.3%. Thus Ara has higher literacy rate compared to 76.1% of Ranchi district. The male literacy rate is 93.03% and the female literacy rate is 78.39% in Ara.

Ara Census Town has total administration over 1,235 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ara Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 795 404 391
Literacy 86.3% 82% 68%
Scheduled Caste 72 42 30
Scheduled Tribe 3,383 1,742 1,641
Illiterate 1,556 613 943

Caste-wise Population - Ara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 53.3% of total population in Ara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 72 42 30
Schedule Tribe 3,383 1,742 1,641

Religion-wise Population - Ara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ara is 3,219 which is 50.72% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ara is 36 which is 0.57% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,219 (50.72%) 1,786 1,433
Muslim 36 (0.57%) 20 16
Christian 1,932 (30.44%) 1,003 929
Sikh 4 (0.06%) 2 2
Buddhist 16 (0.25%) 7 9
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1,127 (17.76%) 574 553
No Religion Specified 12 (0.19%) 9 3

Literacy Rate - Ara

The total literacy rate of Ara was 86.29% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 4,790 literates, males were 2,788 while females were 2,002. Also the male literacy rate was 93.03% and the female literacy rate was 78.39% in Ara.

  Ara Jharkhand
Female 78.39% 55.42%
Male 93.03% 76.84%
Total 86.29% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Ara

The Sex Ratio of Ara is 866. Thus per every 1000 men there were 866 females in Ara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 968 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 866 ) of Ara.

Child Population - Ara

According to Census 2011, there were 795 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ara. Out of which 404 were male while 391 were female.

Working Population - Ara

In Ara Census Town out of total population, 2,367 were engaged in work activities. 85.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,367 workers engaged in Main Work, 54 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,022 1,395 627
Cultivators 54 38 16
Agriculture Labourer 57 39 18
Household Industries 111 60 51
Other Workers 1,800 1,258 542
Marginal Workers 345 176 169
Non Working 3,979 1,830 2,149

Ara Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ara is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,346 75.5% 866

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