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Arra Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Arra is a Census Town city situated in Kanksa block of Barddhaman district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,864 families residing in the Arra city. The total population of Arra is 7,808 out of which 3,953 are males and 3,855 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arra is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arra city is 791 which is 10% of the total population. There are 395 male children and 396 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arra is 1,003 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (975).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arra is 85.2%. Thus Arra has higher literacy rate compared to 76.2% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 90.42% and the female literacy rate is 79.94% in Arra.

Arra Census Town has total administration over 1,864 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.

Arra Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 791 395 396
Literacy 85.2% 81.4% 71.7%
Scheduled Caste 1,303 655 648
Scheduled Tribe 872 409 463
Illiterate 1,826 736 1,090

Caste-wise Population - Arra

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.2% of total population in Arra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,303 655 648
Schedule Tribe 872 409 463

Religion-wise Population - Arra

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Arra is 7,470 which is 95.67% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Arra is 86 which is 1.1% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Arra as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,470 (95.67%) 3,782 3,688
Muslim 86 (1.1%) 44 42
Christian 89 (1.14%) 42 47
Sikh 18 (0.23%) 7 11
Buddhist 4 (0.05%) 2 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 126 (1.61%) 67 59
No Religion Specified 15 (0.19%) 9 6

Literacy Rate - Arra

The total literacy rate of Arra was 85.25% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 5,982 literates, males were 3,217 while females were 2,765. Also the male literacy rate was 90.42% and the female literacy rate was 79.94% in Arra.

  Arra West Bengal
Female 79.94% 70.54%
Male 90.42% 81.69%
Total 85.25% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Arra

The Sex Ratio of Arra is 975. Thus per every 1000 men there were 975 females in Arra. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,003 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 975 ) of Arra.

Child Population - Arra

According to Census 2011, there were 791 children between age 0 to 6 years in Arra. Out of which 395 were male while 396 were female.

Working Population - Arra

In Arra Census Town out of total population, 3,024 were engaged in work activities. 76.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,024 workers engaged in Main Work, 12 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,318 1,881 437
Cultivators 12 11 1
Agriculture Labourer 14 10 4
Household Industries 9 8 1
Other Workers 2,283 1,852 431
Marginal Workers 706 415 291
Non Working 4,784 1,657 3,127

Arra Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,808 76.6% 975

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