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Arai Population - Punch, Jammu and Kashmir

Arai is a large village located in Mandi Tehsil of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 1423 families residing. The Arai village has population of 6434 of which 3347 are males while 3087 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Arai village population of children with age 0-6 is 1296 which makes up 20.14 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Arai village is 922 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Arai as per census is 940, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Arai village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Arai village was 49.77 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Arai Male literacy stands at 60.36 % while female literacy rate was 38.23 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Arai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Arai village.

Arai Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,423 - -
Population 6,434 3,347 3,087
Child (0-6) 1,296 668 628
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,594 844 750
Literacy 49.77 % 60.36 % 38.23 %
Total Workers 2,665 1,627 1,038
Main Worker 291 - -
Marginal Worker 2,374 1,383 991

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 24.77 % of total population in Arai village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Arai village of Punch.

Work Profile

In Arai village out of total population, 2665 were engaged in work activities. 10.92 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 89.08 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2665 workers engaged in Main Work, 25 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.