Koste Population, Caste, Working Data Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Koste is a village situated in Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 826 families residing in the village Koste. The total population of Koste is 3,394 out of which 1,647 are males and 1,747 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Koste is 1,061.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Koste village is 385 which is 11% of the total population. There are 188 male children and 197 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Koste is 1,048 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,061) of Koste village.

Population
3,394
Families
826
Literacy
83.08%
Sex Ratio
1,061

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Koste is 83.1%. Thus Koste village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Balaghat district. The male literacy rate is 90.27% and the female literacy rate is 76.32% in Koste village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Koste village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Koste Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Koste village.

Total Male Female
Children 385 188 197
Literacy 83.08% 90.27% 76.32%
Scheduled Caste 423 208 215
Scheduled Tribe 253 123 130
Illiterate 894 330 564

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.5% of total population in Koste village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Koste village out of total population, 1,661 were engaged in work activities. 73.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,661 workers engaged in Main Work, 376 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 376 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,226 835 391
Cultivators 376 267 109
Agriculture Labourer 376 197 179
Household Industries 37 18 19
Other Workers 437 353 84
Marginal Workers 435 147 288
Non Working 1,733 665 1,068

Nearby Villages to Koste,

Below are the list of villages near Koste village in Waraseoni.

Village Population
Mangejhari 3,490
Sikandra 2,527
Dongargaon 1,102
Thanegaon 3,101
Maharajpur 1,185
Jhaliwada 3,106
Kaspur 2,103
Bagholi 1,173
Puni 920
Kauliwada 2,179

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