Arakhia Population, Caste, Working Data Jagatsinghapur, Odisha - Census 2011
Arakhia is a village situated in Kujang block of Jagatsinghapur district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 303 families residing in the village Arakhia. The total population of Arakhia is 1,473 out of which 751 are males and 722 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arakhia is 961.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arakhia village is 112 which is 8% of the total population. There are 60 male children and 52 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arakhia is 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (961) of Arakhia village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arakhia is 88.6%. Thus Arakhia village has higher literacy rate compared to 78.2% of Jagatsinghapur district. The male literacy rate is 93.92% and the female literacy rate is 83.13% in Arakhia village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Arakhia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Arakhia Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Arakhia village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 112 | 60 | 52 |
| Literacy | 88.61% | 93.92% | 83.13% |
| Scheduled Caste | 134 | 67 | 67 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 267 | 102 | 165 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Arakhia village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Arakhia village out of total population, 489 were engaged in work activities. 95.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 489 workers engaged in Main Work, 149 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 70 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 465 | 416 | 49 |
| Cultivators | 149 | 145 | 4 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 70 | 68 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 240 | 198 | 42 |
| Marginal Workers | 24 | 9 | 15 |
| Non Working | 984 | 326 | 658 |
Nearby Villages to Arakhia,
Below are the list of villages near Arakhia village in Kujang.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Arakhia, Jagatsinghapur, Odisha - Wikipedia