Kottur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kottur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Pollachi taluka of Coimbatore district. The Kottur city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,769 families residing in the Kottur city. The total population of Kottur is 26,627 out of which 13,105 are males and 13,522 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kottur is 1,032.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kottur city is 2124 which is 8% of the total population. There are 1100 male children and 1024 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kottur is 931 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,032).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kottur is 74.1%. Thus Kottur has lower literacy rate compared to 84% of Coimbatore district. The male literacy rate is 81.61% and the female literacy rate is 66.93% in Kottur.

Kottur Town Panchayat has total administration over 7,769 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kottur Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,124 1,100 1,024
Literacy 74.1% 74.8% 61.9%
Scheduled Caste 3,941 1,964 1,977
Scheduled Tribe 932 474 458
Illiterate 8,465 3,308 5,157

Caste-wise Population - Kottur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.5% of total population in Kottur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,941 1,964 1,977
Schedule Tribe 932 474 458

Religion-wise Population - Kottur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kottur is 24,313 which is 91.31% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kottur is 1,394 which is 5.24% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kottur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 24,313 (91.31%) 12,000 12,313
Muslim 1,394 (5.24%) 648 746
Christian 902 (3.39%) 448 454
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 0 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 16 (0.06%) 9 7

Literacy Rate - Kottur

The total literacy rate of Kottur was 74.12% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 18,162 literates, males were 9,797 while females were 8,365. Also the male literacy rate was 81.61% and the female literacy rate was 66.93% in Kottur.

  Kottur Tamil Nadu
Female 66.93% 73.44%
Male 81.61% 86.77%
Total 74.12% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kottur

The Sex Ratio of Kottur is 1,032. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,032 females in Kottur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 931 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,032 ) of Kottur.

Child Population - Kottur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,124 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kottur. Out of which 1,100 were male while 1,024 were female.

Working Population - Kottur

In Kottur Town Panchayat out of total population, 13,111 were engaged in work activities. 88.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,111 workers engaged in Main Work, 606 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,093 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,556 7,551 4,005
Cultivators 606 453 153
Agriculture Labourer 5,093 2,727 2,366
Household Industries 268 142 126
Other Workers 5,589 4,229 1,360
Marginal Workers 1,555 848 707
Non Working 13,516 4,706 8,810

Kottur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kottur is further divided into 21 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,552 73.8% 1,047
2 Ward No - 2 964 80.4% 1,123
3 Ward No - 3 665 86.6% 997
4 Ward No - 4 1,219 64.7% 954
5 Ward No - 5 909 65.1% 1,007
6 Ward No - 6 939 68.5% 1,068
7 Ward No - 7 881 76.5% 1,073
8 Ward No - 8 1,397 69.4% 1,110
9 Ward No - 9 713 69% 1,141
10 Ward No - 10 2,110 56.5% 994
11 Ward No - 11 1,343 66% 999
12 Ward No - 12 679 62.3% 1,003
13 Ward No - 13 2,004 74.2% 1,012
14 Ward No - 14 1,513 59.9% 1,007
15 Ward No - 15 714 57.4% 1,023
16 Ward No - 16 2,194 55.2% 1,045
17 Ward No - 17 2,041 73.3% 1,005
18 Ward No - 18 1,293 65.1% 1,033
19 Ward No - 19 1,070 75.1% 1,082
20 Ward No - 20 1,073 78.8% 969
21 Ward No - 21 1,354 74% 1,080

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