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Arah Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Arah is a small village located in Nerua Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 22 families residing. The Arah village has population of 126 of which 65 are males while 61 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Arah village population of children with age 0-6 is 16 which makes up 12.70 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Arah village is 938 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Arah as per census is 1000, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Arah village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Arah village was 73.64 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Arah Male literacy stands at 77.19 % while female literacy rate was 69.81 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Arah 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 Arah village.

Arah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 22 - -
Population 126 65 61
Child (0-6) 16 8 8
Schedule Caste 6 2 4
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 73.64 % 77.19 % 69.81 %
Total Workers 76 41 35
Main Worker 57 - -
Marginal Worker 19 1 18

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.76 % of total population in Arah village. The village Arah currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Arah village out of total population, 76 were engaged in work activities. 75.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 76 workers engaged in Main Work, 57 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.