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

Arra is a Census Town city situated in Raghunathpur - I block of Puruliya district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,161 families residing in the Arra city. The total population of Arra is 21,272 out of which 11,135 are males and 10,137 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arra is 910.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arra city is 2063 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1067 male children and 996 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arra is 933 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (910).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arra is 81.2%. Thus Arra has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 88.41% and the female literacy rate is 73.33% in Arra.

Arra Census Town has total administration over 4,161 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 2,063 1,067 996
Literacy 81.2% 79.9% 66.1%
Scheduled Caste 3,634 1,881 1,753
Scheduled Tribe 105 56 49
Illiterate 5,668 2,234 3,434

Caste-wise Population - Arra

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Arra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,634 1,881 1,753
Schedule Tribe 105 56 49

Religion-wise Population - Arra

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Arra is 17,119 which is 80.48% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Arra is 3,291 which is 15.47% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Arra as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,119 (80.48%) 8,952 8,167
Muslim 3,291 (15.47%) 1,737 1,554
Christian 626 (2.94%) 325 301
Sikh 44 (0.21%) 25 19
Buddhist 8 (0.04%) 5 3
Jain 8 (0.04%) 5 3
Other Religion 13 (0.06%) 8 5
No Religion Specified 163 (0.77%) 78 85

Literacy Rate - Arra

The total literacy rate of Arra was 81.23% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 15,604 literates, males were 8,901 while females were 6,703. Also the male literacy rate was 88.41% and the female literacy rate was 73.33% in Arra.

  Arra West Bengal
Female 73.33% 70.54%
Male 88.41% 81.69%
Total 81.23% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Arra

The Sex Ratio of Arra is 910. Thus per every 1000 men there were 910 females in Arra. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 933 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 910 ) of Arra.

Child Population - Arra

According to Census 2011, there were 2,063 children between age 0 to 6 years in Arra. Out of which 1,067 were male while 996 were female.

Working Population - Arra

In Arra Census Town out of total population, 6,064 were engaged in work activities. 82.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,064 workers engaged in Main Work, 52 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,016 4,497 519
Cultivators 52 51 1
Agriculture Labourer 96 92 4
Household Industries 55 54 1
Other Workers 4,813 4,300 513
Marginal Workers 1,048 781 267
Non Working 15,208 5,857 9,351

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 21,272 73.4% 910

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