Kotar Population, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kotar is a village situated in Itahar block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 497 families residing in the village Kotar. The total population of Kotar is 2,450 out of which 1,252 are males and 1,198 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kotar is 957.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kotar village is 391 which is 16% of the total population. There are 214 male children and 177 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kotar is 827 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (957) of Kotar village.

Population
2,450
Families
497
Literacy
55.12%
Sex Ratio
957

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kotar is 55.1%. Thus Kotar village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 62.14% and the female literacy rate is 47.99% in Kotar village.

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

Kotar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 391 214 177
Literacy 55.12% 62.14% 47.99%
Scheduled Caste 788 406 382
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 1,315 607 708

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kotar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kotar village out of total population, 687 were engaged in work activities. 92.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 687 workers engaged in Main Work, 251 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 282 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 633 569 64
Cultivators 251 242 9
Agriculture Labourer 282 238 44
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 99 89 10
Marginal Workers 54 31 23
Non Working 1,763 652 1,111

Nearby Villages to Kotar,

Below are the list of villages near Kotar village in Itahar.

Village Population
Damdalia 3,191
Balijol 3,323
Bajitpur 1,311
Keotal 4,655
Bariol 3,497
Palaibari 3,752
Gorahar 4,823
Abhinagar 1,208
Belul 1,075
Hasua 3,358

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