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Kotbar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kotbar is a Census Town city situated in Chandipur block of Purba Medinipur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,193 families residing in the Kotbar city. The total population of Kotbar is 6,083 out of which 3,140 are males and 2,943 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kotbar is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kotbar city is 916 which is 15% of the total population. There are 462 male children and 454 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kotbar is 983 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (937).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kotbar is 84.6%. Thus Kotbar has lower literacy rate compared to 87% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 90.03% and the female literacy rate is 78.75% in Kotbar.

Kotbar Census Town has total administration over 1,193 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kotbar Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 916 462 454
Literacy 84.6% 76.8% 66.6%
Scheduled Caste 55 28 27
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 1,712 729 983

Caste-wise Population - Kotbar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kotbar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 55 28 27
Schedule Tribe 1 1 0

Religion-wise Population - Kotbar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kotbar is 1,297 which is 21.32% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kotbar is 4,784 which is 78.65% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kotbar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,297 (21.32%) 686 611
Muslim 4,784 (78.65%) 2,452 2,332
Christian 0 (0%) 0 0
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.03%) 2 0

Literacy Rate - Kotbar

The total literacy rate of Kotbar was 84.59% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 4,371 literates, males were 2,411 while females were 1,960. Also the male literacy rate was 90.03% and the female literacy rate was 78.75% in Kotbar.

  Kotbar West Bengal
Female 78.75% 70.54%
Male 90.03% 81.69%
Total 84.59% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Kotbar

The Sex Ratio of Kotbar is 937. Thus per every 1000 men there were 937 females in Kotbar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 983 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 937 ) of Kotbar.

Child Population - Kotbar

According to Census 2011, there were 916 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kotbar. Out of which 462 were male while 454 were female.

Working Population - Kotbar

In Kotbar Census Town out of total population, 2,327 were engaged in work activities. 40.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,327 workers engaged in Main Work, 65 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 102 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 934 799 135
Cultivators 65 49 16
Agriculture Labourer 102 83 19
Household Industries 239 221 18
Other Workers 528 446 82
Marginal Workers 1,393 905 488
Non Working 3,756 1,436 2,320

Kotbar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,083 71.9% 937

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