Kosut Population, Caste, Working Data Patna, Bihar - Census 2011

Kosut is a village situated in Dhanarua block of Patna district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,047 families residing in the village Kosut. The total population of Kosut is 5,833 out of which 3,035 are males and 2,798 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kosut is 922.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kosut village is 1125 which is 19% of the total population. There are 579 male children and 546 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kosut is 943 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (922) of Kosut village.

Population
5,833
Families
1,047
Literacy
62.72%
Sex Ratio
922

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kosut is 62.7%. Thus Kosut village has higher literacy rate compared to 59.3% of Patna district. The male literacy rate is 71.95% and the female literacy rate is 52.66% in Kosut village.

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

Kosut Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,125 579 546
Literacy 62.72% 71.95% 52.66%
Scheduled Caste 1,658 847 811
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,880 1,268 1,612

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kosut village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kosut village out of total population, 2,261 were engaged in work activities. 82.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,261 workers engaged in Main Work, 543 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 958 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,860 1,394 466
Cultivators 543 429 114
Agriculture Labourer 958 667 291
Household Industries 17 12 5
Other Workers 342 286 56
Marginal Workers 401 111 290
Non Working 3,572 1,530 2,042

Nearby Villages to Kosut,

Below are the list of villages near Kosut village in Dhanarua.

Village Population
Satparsa 869
Keorha 2,341
Chanaki 1,585
Kewali 980
Chistipur 2,020
Nadwan 6,255
Ashrafganj 1,204
Patharhat 5,719
Barni 9,010
Niman 2,425

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