Kota District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Rajasthan) - Census 2011

Kota district of Rajasthan has total population of 1,951,014 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,021,161 are males while 929,853 are females. In 2011 there were total 396,501 families residing in Kota district. The Average Sex Ratio of Kota district is 911.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 60.3% people lives in Urban areas while 39.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.7% while that in the rural areas is 68.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kota district is 898 while that of Rural areas is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kota district is 255056 which is 13% of the total population. There are 134341 male children and 120715 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kota is 899 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (911) of Kota district.

The total literacy rate of Kota district is 76.56%. The male literacy rate is 74.95% and the female literacy rate is 57.32% in Kota district.

Population
1,951,014
Families
396,501
Literacy
76.56%
Sex Ratio
911

To facilitate the administration, Kota district is further divided into 5 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Kota Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kota district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 255,056 134,341 120,715
Literacy 76.56% 74.95% 57.32%
Scheduled Caste 405,408 211,161 194,247
Scheduled Tribe 183,816 96,428 87,388
Illiterate 652,669 255,765 396,904

Caste-wise Population - Kota district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.4% of total population in Kota district of Rajasthan.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 405,408 211,161 194,247
Schedule Tribe 183,816 96,428 87,388

Religion-wise Population - Kota district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,661,307 (85.15%) 871,955 789,352
Muslim 243,993 (12.51%) 125,304 118,689
Christian 5,665 (0.29%) 2,918 2,747
Sikh 11,058 (0.57%) 5,892 5,166
Buddhist 280 (0.01%) 148 132
Jain 25,742 (1.32%) 13,396 12,346
Other Religion 286 (0.01%) 158 128
No Religion Specified 2,683 (0.14%) 1,390 1,293

Literacy Rate - Kota district

The total literacy rate of Kota district was 76.56% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.11% of Rajasthan. Population-wise, out of total 1,298,345 literates, males were 765,396 while females were 532,949. Also the male literacy rate was 86.31% and the female literacy rate was 65.87% in Kota district.

  Kota district Rajasthan
Female 65.87% 52.12%
Male 86.31% 79.19%
Total 76.56% 66.11%

Sex Ratio - Kota district

The Sex Ratio of Kota district is 911 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 911 females in Kota district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 899 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 911 ) of Kota district.

Population Density - Kota district

The total area of Kota district is 5,217 km2. Thus the density of Kota district is 374 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 627 sq. km. area is under urban region while 4,590 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Kota district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Kota, 60.31% people lived in urban regions while 39.69% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 1,176,604 out of which 619,830 were males while remaining 556,774 were females. In rural areas of Kota, male population was 401,331 while female population was 373,079.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Kota was 898 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Kota was 890 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Kota were 146,205 which is 12.43% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Kota was 930 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Kota was 910 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Kota for urban regions was 81.71 percent in which males were 88.91% literate while female literacy stood at 73.71%. The total literate population of Kota was 1,298,345. Similarly in rural areas of Kota, the average literacy rate was 68.57 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 82.21% and 53.95% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Kota were 456,380.

Rural Urban
Population % 39.69% 60.31%
Total population 774,410 1,176,604
Male population 401,331 619,830
Female population 373,079 556,774
Sex ratio 930 898
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 910 890
Child population 108,851 146,205
Literates 456,380 841,965
Average literacy 68.57% 81.71%
Male literacy 82.21% 88.91%
Female literacy 53.95% 73.71%

Child Population - Kota district

According to Census 2011, there were 255,056 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kota district. Out of which 134,341 were male while 120,715 were female.

Working Population - Kota district

In Kota district out of total population, 748,811 were engaged in work activities. 77.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 748,811 workers engaged in Main Work, 114,308 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 58,088 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 577,548 467,365 110,183
Cultivators 114,308 90,189 24,119
Agriculture Labourer 58,088 36,092 21,996
Household Industries 19,591 12,554 7,037
Other Workers 385,561 328,530 57,031
Marginal Workers 171,263 67,285 103,978
Non Working 1,202,203 486,511 715,692

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