Kothur Population, Caste, Working Data Kodagu, Karnataka - Census 2011

Kothur is a village situated in Virajpet taluka of Kodagu district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 516 families residing in the village Kothur. The total population of Kothur is 1,816 out of which 905 are males and 911 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kothur is 1,007.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kothur village is 162 which is 9% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 83 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kothur is 1,051 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,007) of Kothur village.

Population
1,816
Families
516
Literacy
76.72%
Sex Ratio
1,007

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kothur is 76.7%. Thus Kothur village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Kodagu district. The male literacy rate is 81.72% and the female literacy rate is 71.74% in Kothur village.

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

Kothur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 162 79 83
Literacy 76.72% 81.72% 71.74%
Scheduled Caste 159 84 75
Scheduled Tribe 463 215 248
Illiterate 547 230 317

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 25.5% of total population in Kothur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kothur village out of total population, 987 were engaged in work activities. 98.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 987 workers engaged in Main Work, 67 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 975 614 361
Cultivators 67 56 11
Agriculture Labourer 18 10 8
Other Workers 890 548 342
Marginal Workers 12 10 2
Non Working 829 281 548

Nearby Villages to Kothur,

Below are the list of villages near Kothur village in Virajpet.

Village Population
Harihara 1,141
Nalkeri Forest 1,117
T. Shettigeri 2,977
Nalkeri 1,383
Bellur 935
Kumtoor 2,357
Balyamandur 1,000
Nemmale East And West 2,042
Chikka Mandur 1,246
Kurchi 1,724

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