Arai Population, Caste, Working Data Punch, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011
Arai is a village situated in Mandi tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,423 families residing in the village Arai. The total population of Arai is 6,434 out of which 3,347 are males and 3,087 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arai is 922.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arai village is 1296 which is 20% of the total population. There are 668 male children and 628 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arai is 940 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (922) of Arai village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arai is 49.8%. Thus Arai village has lower literacy rate compared to 54.9% of Punch district. The male literacy rate is 60.36% and the female literacy rate is 38.23% in Arai village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Arai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Arai Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Arai village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,296 | 668 | 628 |
| Literacy | 49.77% | 60.36% | 38.23% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,594 | 844 | 750 |
| Illiterate | 3,877 | 1,730 | 2,147 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24.8% of total population in Arai village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Arai village out of total population, 2,665 were engaged in work activities. 10.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 89.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,665 workers engaged in Main Work, 25 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 291 | 244 | 47 |
| Cultivators | 25 | 21 | 4 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 252 | 210 | 42 |
| Marginal Workers | 2,374 | 1,383 | 991 |
| Non Working | 3,769 | 1,720 | 2,049 |
Nearby Villages to Arai,
Below are the list of villages near Arai village in Mandi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Chikri Ban | 2,208 |
| Baila | 2,486 |
| Lohelbelah | 2,145 |
| Marnote | 164 |
| Plera | 3,551 |
| Trichal | 366 |
| Raj Pur | 1,679 |
| Fatehpur | 1,687 |
| Mandi | 3,045 |
| Kehnu | 897 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Arai, Punch, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia