Kotara Population, Caste, Working Data Katihar, Bihar - Census 2011

Kotara is a village situated in Barsoi block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 267 families residing in the village Kotara. The total population of Kotara is 1,306 out of which 670 are males and 636 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kotara is 949.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kotara village is 263 which is 20% of the total population. There are 144 male children and 119 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kotara is 826 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (949) of Kotara village.

Population
1,306
Families
267
Literacy
47.36%
Sex Ratio
949

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kotara is 47.4%. Thus Kotara village has higher literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 54.56% and the female literacy rate is 40.04% in Kotara village.

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

Kotara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 263 144 119
Literacy 47.36% 54.56% 40.04%
Scheduled Caste 28 18 10
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 812 383 429

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kotara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kotara village out of total population, 335 were engaged in work activities. 66.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 335 workers engaged in Main Work, 95 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 106 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 222 203 19
Cultivators 95 92 3
Agriculture Labourer 106 97 9
Other Workers 21 14 7
Marginal Workers 113 84 29
Non Working 971 383 588

Nearby Villages to Kotara,

Below are the list of villages near Kotara village in Barsoi.

Village Population
Sutator 495
Bathna 1,247
Muraurf Matra 152
Panchpur 196
Guruan 1,148
Chaklamani 1,021
Kaliadangi 1,779
Nidhaur 385
Basalgaon 2,387
Hala 845

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