Kotwa Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Champaran district, Bihar

Kotwa Block of Purba Champaran district has a total population of 168,788 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 89,046 are males while 79,742 are females. In 2011 there were a total 31,325 families residing in Kotwa Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kotwa Block is 896.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kotwa Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 54.2% and the sex ratio of Kotwa Block is 896.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kotwa Block is 32434 which is 19% of the total population. There are 16914 male children and 15520 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kotwa Block is 918 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 896 ) of Kotwa Block.

The total literacy rate of Kotwa Block is 54.24%. The male literacy rate is 51.7% and the female literacy rate is 35.02% in Kotwa Block.

Population
168,788
Literacy
54.24%
Sex Ratio
896

To facilitate the administration, Kotwa Block is further divided into 45 villages.

Kotwa Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 32,434 16,914 15,520
Literacy 54.24% 51.7% 35.02%
Scheduled Caste 28,891 15,021 13,870
Scheduled Tribe 227 126 101
Illiterate 94,823 43,008 51,815

Caste-wise Population - Kotwa Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kotwa Block of Bihar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 28,891 15,021 13,870
Schedule Tribe 227 126 101

Religion-wise Population - Kotwa Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 150,740 (89.31%) 79,602 71,138
Muslim 17,455 (10.34%) 9,153 8,302
Christian 81 (0.05%) 45 36
Sikh 11 (0.01%) 7 4
Buddhist 2 (0%) 2 0
Jain 2 (0%) 1 1
Other Religion 5 (0%) 3 2
No Religion Specified 492 (0.29%) 233 259

Literacy Rate - Kotwa Block

Average literacy rate of Kotwa Block in 2011 were 54.24% in which, male and female literacy were 63.82% and 43.49% respectively. Total literate in Kotwa Block were 73,965 of which male and female were 46,038 and 27,927 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Kotwa Block

The Sex Ratio of Kotwa Block is 896 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 896 females in Kotwa Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 918 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 896 ) of Kotwa Block.


Child Population - Kotwa Block

According to Census 2011, there were 32,434 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kotwa Block. Out of which 16,914 were male while 15,520 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kotwa Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Kotwa Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kotwa Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 0 while that in rural regions is 32,434.

Total Urban Rural
Population 168,788 0 168,788
Children (0 - 6 years) 32,434 0 32,434
Schedule Caste 28,891 0 28,891
Schedule Tribe 227 0 227
Literacy 54.24% - 54.24%
Sex Ratio 896 - 896

Working Population - Kotwa Block

In Kotwa Block out of total population, 64,825 were engaged in work activities. 68.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 64,825 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,495 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 24,154 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 44,304 34,056 10,248
Cultivators 14,495 12,659 1,836
Agriculture Labourer 24,154 17,770 6,384
Household Industries 641 441 200
Other Workers 5,014 3,186 1,828
Marginal Workers 20,521 9,713 10,808
Non Working 103,963 45,277 58,686

Nearby Blocks from Kotwa Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Kotwa Block in Purba Champaran district.


Kotwa Block Map


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