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Kotwa Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Kotwa is a Census Town city situated in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 834 families residing in the Kotwa city. The total population of Kotwa is 5,825 out of which 3,094 are males and 2,731 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kotwa is 883.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kotwa city is 902 which is 15% of the total population. There are 464 male children and 438 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kotwa is 944 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (883).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kotwa is 70.3%. Thus Kotwa has lower literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Varanasi district. The male literacy rate is 77.95% and the female literacy rate is 61.45% in Kotwa.

Kotwa Census Town has total administration over 834 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.

Kotwa Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 902 464 438
Literacy 70.3% 66.3% 51.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,352 716 636
Scheduled Tribe 75 45 30
Illiterate 2,366 1,044 1,322

Caste-wise Population - Kotwa

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Kotwa.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,352 716 636
Schedule Tribe 75 45 30

Religion-wise Population - Kotwa

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kotwa is 5,815 which is 99.83% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kotwa is 5 which is 0.09% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kotwa as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,815 (99.83%) 3,089 2,726
Muslim 5 (0.09%) 3 2
Christian 2 (0.03%) 1 1
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.02%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.03%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Kotwa

The total literacy rate of Kotwa was 70.26% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 3,459 literates, males were 2,050 while females were 1,409. Also the male literacy rate was 77.95% and the female literacy rate was 61.45% in Kotwa.

  Kotwa Uttar Pradesh
Female 61.45% 57.18%
Male 77.95% 77.28%
Total 70.26% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Kotwa

The Sex Ratio of Kotwa is 883. Thus per every 1000 men there were 883 females in Kotwa. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 944 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 883 ) of Kotwa.

Child Population - Kotwa

According to Census 2011, there were 902 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kotwa. Out of which 464 were male while 438 were female.

Working Population - Kotwa

In Kotwa Census Town out of total population, 1,543 were engaged in work activities. 86.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,543 workers engaged in Main Work, 111 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,330 1,251 79
Cultivators 111 110 1
Agriculture Labourer 32 27 5
Household Industries 45 45 0
Other Workers 1,142 1,069 73
Marginal Workers 213 168 45
Non Working 4,282 1,675 2,607

Kotwa Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,825 59.4% 883

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