Ara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ramgarh, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Ara is a Census Town city situated in Mandu block of Ramgarh district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,669 families residing in the Ara city. The total population of Ara is 13,547 out of which 7,031 are males and 6,516 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ara is 927.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Ara city is 1840 which is 14% of the total population. There are 988 male children and 852 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ara is 862 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (927).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ara is 77.5%. Thus Ara has a higher literacy rate compared to 73.2% of Ramgarh district. The male literacy rate is 86.81% and the female literacy rate is 67.5% in Ara.

Population
13,547
Literacy
77.5%
Sex Ratio
927

Ara Census Town has total administration over 2,669 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ara Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ara Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,840 988 852
Literacy 77.5% 74.6% 58.7%
Scheduled Caste 1,344 695 649
Scheduled Tribe 3,795 1,897 1,898
Illiterate 4,478 1,785 2,693

Caste-wise Population - Ara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28% of total population in Ara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,344 695 649
Schedule Tribe 3,795 1,897 1,898

Religion-wise Population - Ara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ara is 10,159 which is 74.99% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ara is 2,540 which is 18.75% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Ara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,159 (74.99%) 5,299 4,860
Muslim 2,540 (18.75%) 1,309 1,231
Christian 140 (1.03%) 76 64
Sikh 13 (0.1%) 8 5
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 674 (4.98%) 328 346
No Religion Specified 21 (0.16%) 11 10

Literacy Rate - Ara

The total literacy rate of Ara was 77.47% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 9,069 literates, males were 5,246 while females were 3,823. Also the male literacy rate was 86.81% and the female literacy rate was 67.5% in Ara.

  Ara Jharkhand
Female 67.5% 55.42%
Male 86.81% 76.84%
Total 77.47% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Ara

The Sex Ratio of Ara is 927. Thus per every 1000 men there were 927 females in Ara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 862 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 927 ) of Ara.


Child Population - Ara

According to Census 2011, there were 1,840 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Ara. Out of which 988 were male while 852 were female.


Working Population - Ara

In Ara Census Town out of total population, 3,466 were engaged in work activities. 84.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,466 workers engaged in Main Work, 230 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 52 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,930 2,542 388
Cultivators 230 218 12
Agriculture Labourer 52 47 5
Household Industries 23 19 4
Other Workers 2,625 2,258 367
Marginal Workers 536 384 152
Non Working 10,081 4,105 5,976

Ara Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ara is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 13,547 66.9% 927

Map of Ara, Ramgarh, Jharkhand


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