Kot Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Kot is a Census Town city situated in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,051 families residing in the Kot city. The total population of Kot is 5,406 out of which 2,821 are males and 2,585 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kot is 916.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kot city is 592 which is 11% of the total population. There are 325 male children and 267 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kot is 822 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (916).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kot is 83.3%. Thus Kot has a higher literacy rate compared to 79.9% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 87.9% and the female literacy rate is 78.39% in Kot.

Population
5,406
Literacy
83.3%
Sex Ratio
916

Kot Census Town has total administration over 1,051 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kot Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kot Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 592 325 267
Literacy 83.3% 77.8% 70.3%
Scheduled Caste 1,173 610 563
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,395 627 768

Caste-wise Population - Kot

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kot.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,173 610 563
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Kot

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kot is 5,197 which is 96.13% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kot is 37 which is 0.68% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kot as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,197 (96.13%) 2,715 2,482
Muslim 37 (0.68%) 19 18
Christian 141 (2.61%) 74 67
Sikh 15 (0.28%) 8 7
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 16 (0.3%) 5 11

Literacy Rate - Kot

The total literacy rate of Kot was 83.32% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 4,011 literates, males were 2,194 while females were 1,817. Also the male literacy rate was 87.9% and the female literacy rate was 78.39% in Kot.

  Kot Punjab
Female 78.39% 70.73%
Male 87.9% 80.44%
Total 83.32% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Kot

The Sex Ratio of Kot is 916. Thus per every 1000 men there were 916 females in Kot. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 822 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 916 ) of Kot.


Child Population - Kot

According to Census 2011, there were 592 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kot. Out of which 325 were male while 267 were female.


Working Population - Kot

In Kot Census Town out of total population, 1,503 were engaged in work activities. 85.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,503 workers engaged in Main Work, 93 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 152 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,291 1,183 108
Cultivators 93 92 1
Agriculture Labourer 152 147 5
Household Industries 17 11 6
Other Workers 1,029 933 96
Marginal Workers 212 160 52
Non Working 3,903 1,478 2,425

Kot Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kot is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,406 74.2% 916

Map of Kot, Gurdaspur, Punjab


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