# Arai Village, Handia, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Handia, Allahabad 

# Arai

Arai is a village in Handia sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,546 people in 374 households**, the 97th largest of 609 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 2,546people (2011)
- 374households
- 64.0%literacy
- 1,075females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arai

Of every 100 households in Arai in 2011, 55 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Arai · ■ Handia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****70%**

**73%

Television ****27%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Arai?

■ Arai · ■ Handia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1207**

**889

Working population ****31.6%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 50.6% for women. 44% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (8%) · **■** Household industry 75 (9%) · **■** Other work 219 (27%) · **■** Marginal 323 (40%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Handia

- Sidhawar Haripur2,591 people
- Barauna2,586 people
- Bilari2,577 people
- Pataya2,565 people
- Arjun Patti2,539 people
- Karari Bhadaili2,532 people
- Shahipur2,527 people
- Sarai Sultanpur Urf Loredih2,511 people

[All 625 villages in Handia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/handia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arai?2,546 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arai in?Allahabad district (Handia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Arai?64.0% (Census 2011)