Ara Population, Caste, Working Data Chatra, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Ara is a village situated in Chatra block of Chatra district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 215 families residing in the village Ara. The total population of Ara is 1,287 out of which 669 are males and 618 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ara is 924.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ara village is 246 which is 19% of the total population. There are 127 male children and 119 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ara is 937 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (924) of Ara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ara is 52.8%. Thus Ara village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.9% of Chatra district. The male literacy rate is 64.21% and the female literacy rate is 40.48% 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.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 246 | 127 | 119 |
| Literacy | 52.83% | 64.21% | 40.48% |
| Scheduled Caste | 196 | 98 | 98 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 737 | 321 | 416 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Ara village out of total population, 545 were engaged in work activities. 84.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 545 workers engaged in Main Work, 333 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 461 | 276 | 185 |
| Cultivators | 333 | 192 | 141 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Household Industries | 36 | 11 | 25 |
| Other Workers | 74 | 63 | 11 |
| Marginal Workers | 84 | 26 | 58 |
| Non Working | 742 | 367 | 375 |
Nearby Villages to Ara,
Below are the list of villages near Ara village in Chatra.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Misraul | 119 |
| Asni Kalan | 165 |
| Chatnia | 9 |
| Asni Khurd | 357 |
| Kalyan Khap | 327 |
| Ahuri | 499 |
| Sanghri | 361 |
| Geri | 158 |
| Sesang | 1,037 |
| Mardanpur | 421 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Ara, Chatra, Jharkhand - Wikipedia