Lotafela Population, Caste, Working Data Koch Bihar, West Bengal - Census 2011
Lotafela is a village situated in Dinhata - II block of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 575 families residing in the village Lotafela. The total population of Lotafela is 2,354 out of which 1,232 are males and 1,122 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lotafela is 911.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lotafela village is 269 which is 11% of the total population. There are 148 male children and 121 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lotafela is 818 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (911) of Lotafela village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lotafela is 80.5%. Thus Lotafela village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Koch Bihar district. The male literacy rate is 84.32% and the female literacy rate is 76.42% in Lotafela village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lotafela village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lotafela Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lotafela village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 269 | 148 | 121 |
| Literacy | 80.53% | 84.32% | 76.42% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,783 | 935 | 848 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 675 | 318 | 357 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 75.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Lotafela village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lotafela village out of total population, 940 were engaged in work activities. 80.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 940 workers engaged in Main Work, 370 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 337 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 754 | 623 | 131 |
| Cultivators | 370 | 356 | 14 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 337 | 236 | 101 |
| Household Industries | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Other Workers | 38 | 28 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 186 | 111 | 75 |
| Non Working | 1,414 | 498 | 916 |
Nearby Villages to Lotafela,
Below are the list of villages near Lotafela village in Dinhata - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mansab Seoraguri | 2,536 |
| Uttar Chhat Lotafela | 597 |
| Chhit Sheoraguri | 4 |
| Bara Garol Jhora | 1,228 |
| Seoraguri | 1,638 |
| Chhota Garol Jhora | 2,948 |
| Nagar Seoraguri | 291 |
| Dighaltari | 3,467 |
| Ghong Seoraguri | 263 |
| Salmara | 2,058 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lotafela, Koch Bihar, West Bengal - Wikipedia