Rara Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011
Rara is a village situated in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 354 families residing in the village Rara. The total population of Rara is 1,656 out of which 876 are males and 780 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rara is 890.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rara village is 199 which is 12% of the total population. There are 116 male children and 83 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rara is 716 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (890) of Rara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rara is 76.9%. Thus Rara village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 82.37% and the female literacy rate is 70.88% in Rara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Rara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Rara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 199 | 116 | 83 |
| Literacy | 76.87% | 82.37% | 70.88% |
| Scheduled Caste | 493 | 264 | 229 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 536 | 250 | 286 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Rara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Rara village out of total population, 529 were engaged in work activities. 90.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 529 workers engaged in Main Work, 247 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 46 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 481 | 437 | 44 |
| Cultivators | 247 | 234 | 13 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 46 | 44 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 183 | 154 | 29 |
| Marginal Workers | 48 | 20 | 28 |
| Non Working | 1,127 | 419 | 708 |
Nearby Villages to Rara,
Below are the list of villages near Rara village in Dasua.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kotli | 8 |
| Gandhowal | 267 |
| Miani | 7,626 |
| Alawal Isa | 223 |
| Talla | 737 |
| Ibrahimpur | 469 |
| Gill | 626 |
| Abdullapur | 158 |
| Kotli | 489 |
| Miani Mewan | 145 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Rara, Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Wikipedia