Kottur Population, Caste, Working Data Kozhikode, Kerala - Census 2011

Kottur is a village situated in Quilandy taluka of Kozhikode district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,978 families residing in the village Kottur. The total population of Kottur is 12,205 out of which 5,814 are males and 6,391 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kottur is 1,099.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kottur village is 1133 which is 9% of the total population. There are 566 male children and 567 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kottur is 1,002 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,099) of Kottur village.

Population
12,205
Families
2,978
Literacy
93.22%
Sex Ratio
1,099

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kottur is 93.2%. Thus Kottur village has higher literacy rate compared to 84.7% of Kozhikode district. The male literacy rate is 96.99% and the female literacy rate is 89.82% in Kottur village.

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

Kottur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,133 566 567
Literacy 93.22% 96.99% 89.82%
Scheduled Caste 1,127 538 589
Scheduled Tribe 279 138 141
Illiterate 1,884 724 1,160

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Kottur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kottur village out of total population, 4,341 were engaged in work activities. 54.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,341 workers engaged in Main Work, 117 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 129 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,384 2,024 360
Cultivators 117 95 22
Agriculture Labourer 129 118 11
Household Industries 62 57 5
Other Workers 2,076 1,754 322
Marginal Workers 1,957 1,038 919
Non Working 7,864 2,752 5,112

Nearby Villages to Kottur,

Below are the list of villages near Kottur village in Quilandy.

Village Population
Arikkulam 18,378
Kayanna 16,776
Moodadi 30,170
Koorachundu 12,302
Nochad 26,857
Kanthalad 10,003
Perambra 11,336
Avitanallur 18,398
Chakkittapara 11,763
Chengottukavu 26,791

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