Kottam Population, Caste, Working Data Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011
Kottam is a village situated in Srungavarapukota mandal of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 949 families residing in the village Kottam. The total population of Kottam is 3,441 out of which 1,665 are males and 1,776 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kottam is 1,067.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kottam village is 348 which is 10% of the total population. There are 161 male children and 187 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kottam is 1,161 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,067) of Kottam village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kottam is 52.9%. Thus Kottam village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Vizianagaram district. The male literacy rate is 63.43% and the female literacy rate is 42.98% in Kottam village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kottam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kottam Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kottam village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 348 | 161 | 187 |
| Literacy | 52.93% | 63.43% | 42.98% |
| Scheduled Caste | 277 | 127 | 150 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Illiterate | 1,804 | 711 | 1,093 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Kottam village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kottam village out of total population, 2,024 were engaged in work activities. 92.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,024 workers engaged in Main Work, 685 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 923 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,879 | 1,032 | 847 |
| Cultivators | 685 | 421 | 264 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 923 | 415 | 508 |
| Household Industries | 30 | 21 | 9 |
| Other Workers | 241 | 175 | 66 |
| Marginal Workers | 145 | 27 | 118 |
| Non Working | 1,417 | 606 | 811 |
Nearby Villages to Kottam,
Below are the list of villages near Kottam village in Srungavarapukota.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gopalapalle | 2,566 |
| Kothakota | 97 |
| Chamalapalle | 962 |
| Alugubilli | 1,631 |
| Usiri | 493 |
| Vasi | 1,067 |
| Vinayakapalle | 816 |
| S. Kotatalari | 1,834 |
| Mamidipalle | 1,145 |
| Dharmavaram | 4,740 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kottam, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia