Kota Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Kota is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. The Kota city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,028 families residing in the Kota city. The total population of Kota is 18,405 out of which 9,471 are males and 8,934 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kota is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kota city is 2465 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1300 male children and 1165 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kota is 896 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (943).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kota is 81.8%. Thus Kota has higher literacy rate compared to 70.8% of Bilaspur district. The male literacy rate is 90.2% and the female literacy rate is 72.87% in Kota.

Kota Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,028 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kota Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,465 1,300 1,165
Literacy 81.8% 77.8% 63.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,423 681 742
Scheduled Tribe 2,588 1,345 1,243
Illiterate 5,374 2,101 3,273

Caste-wise Population - Kota

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.1% of total population in Kota.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,423 681 742
Schedule Tribe 2,588 1,345 1,243

Religion-wise Population - Kota

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kota is 17,238 which is 93.66% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kota is 836 which is 4.54% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kota as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,238 (93.66%) 8,860 8,378
Muslim 836 (4.54%) 436 400
Christian 186 (1.01%) 104 82
Sikh 96 (0.52%) 49 47
Buddhist 11 (0.06%) 3 8
Jain 8 (0.04%) 4 4
Other Religion 18 (0.1%) 7 11
No Religion Specified 12 (0.07%) 8 4

Literacy Rate - Kota

The total literacy rate of Kota was 81.75% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 13,031 literates, males were 7,370 while females were 5,661. Also the male literacy rate was 90.2% and the female literacy rate was 72.87% in Kota.

  Kota Chhattisgarh
Female 72.87% 60.24%
Male 90.2% 80.27%
Total 81.75% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Kota

The Sex Ratio of Kota is 943. Thus per every 1000 men there were 943 females in Kota. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 896 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Kota.

Child Population - Kota

According to Census 2011, there were 2,465 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kota. Out of which 1,300 were male while 1,165 were female.

Working Population - Kota

In Kota Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 7,077 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,077 workers engaged in Main Work, 397 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 233 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,336 4,678 1,658
Cultivators 397 262 135
Agriculture Labourer 233 125 108
Household Industries 105 64 41
Other Workers 5,601 4,227 1,374
Marginal Workers 741 306 435
Non Working 11,328 4,487 6,841

Kota Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kota is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,698 52.5% 889
2 Ward No - 2 1,781 73.9% 959
3 Ward No - 3 1,413 72% 971
4 Ward No - 4 1,839 67.8% 898
5 Ward No - 5 1,214 70.5% 974
6 Ward No - 6 1,345 81.1% 972
7 Ward No - 7 1,028 73.9% 1,020
8 Ward No - 8 959 75.8% 973
9 Ward No - 9 1,066 69.9% 935
10 Ward No - 10 819 72.5% 900
11 Ward No - 11 825 79.9% 1,017
12 Ward No - 12 779 81.8% 948
13 Ward No - 13 987 78.1% 845
14 Ward No - 14 1,631 62.4% 944
15 Ward No - 15 1,021 68.7% 963

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