Kotar Population, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kotar is a village situated in Itahar block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 497 families residing in the village Kotar. The total population of Kotar is 2,450 out of which 1,252 are males and 1,198 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kotar is 957.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kotar village is 391 which is 16% of the total population. There are 214 male children and 177 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kotar is 827 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (957) of Kotar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kotar is 55.1%. Thus Kotar village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 62.14% and the female literacy rate is 47.99% in Kotar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kotar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kotar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kotar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 391 | 214 | 177 |
| Literacy | 55.12% | 62.14% | 47.99% |
| Scheduled Caste | 788 | 406 | 382 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Illiterate | 1,315 | 607 | 708 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kotar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kotar village out of total population, 687 were engaged in work activities. 92.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 687 workers engaged in Main Work, 251 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 282 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 633 | 569 | 64 |
| Cultivators | 251 | 242 | 9 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 282 | 238 | 44 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 99 | 89 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 54 | 31 | 23 |
| Non Working | 1,763 | 652 | 1,111 |
Nearby Villages to Kotar,
Below are the list of villages near Kotar village in Itahar.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kotar, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia