# Arai Village, Karchhana, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Karchhana, Allahabad 

# Arai

Arai is a village in Karchhana sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,648 people in 581 households**, the 21st largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 4,648people (2011)
- 581households
- 74.2%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arai

Of every 100 households in Arai in 2011, 26 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Arai · ■ Karchhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****83%**

**69%

Television ****21%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Karchhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**926

Working population ****23.5%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 57.7% for women. 38% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 259 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (4%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (13%) · **■** Marginal 639 (58%)

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 Karchhana

- Naogawa4,940 people
- Kulmai4,868 people
- Dewara4,836 people
- Balapur4,676 people
- Mohabatganj Uparhar4,511 people
- Bendo4,490 people
- Basahi4,475 people
- Mawaiya Uparhar4,332 people

[All 333 villages in Karchhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/karchhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arai?4,648 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arai in?Allahabad district (Karchhana sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Arai?74.2% (Census 2011)