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Arra population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in West Bengal, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population 7,808 people
Households 1,864 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.25% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.73% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 7,808 3,953 3,855 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 791 395 396 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 5,982 3,217 2,765 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 85.25% 90.42% 79.94% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,303 655 648 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 872 409 463 Total workersCensus workers 3,024 2,296 728 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 38.73% 58.08% 18.88% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,318 1,881 437 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 706 415 291 Non-workerspeople 4,784 1,657 3,127
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 1,864 households and 7,808 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.13% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.42% for males and 79.94% for females. Of 3,024 workers, 76.65% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 12 17 Agricultural labourers 14 295 Household industry workers 9 27 Other workers 2,283 367
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Arra (CT) 335 02275 7,808
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.