Kottur Population, Caste, Working Data Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kottur is a village situated in Denkanikottai taluka of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 637 families residing in the village Kottur. The total population of Kottur is 2,712 out of which 1,415 are males and 1,297 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kottur is 917.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kottur village is 252 which is 9% of the total population. There are 148 male children and 104 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kottur is 703 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Kottur village.

Population
2,712
Families
637
Literacy
62.36%
Sex Ratio
917

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kottur is 62.4%. Thus Kottur village has lower literacy rate compared to 63.2% of Krishnagiri district. The male literacy rate is 71.35% and the female literacy rate is 52.81% 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 252 148 104
Literacy 62.36% 71.35% 52.81%
Scheduled Caste 458 248 210
Scheduled Tribe 6 4 2
Illiterate 1,178 511 667

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Kottur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kottur village out of total population, 1,194 were engaged in work activities. 72.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,194 workers engaged in Main Work, 593 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 122 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 862 727 135
Cultivators 593 534 59
Agriculture Labourer 122 69 53
Other Workers 147 124 23
Marginal Workers 332 179 153
Non Working 1,518 509 1,009

Nearby Villages to Kottur,

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

Village Population
Thavarakarai 2,382
Ballapalli 2,146
Noganoor 2,984
Serandapalli 2,004
Santhanapalli 6,545
Daravendram 2,140
Rathnagiri 2,342
Thalikothanur 2,769
Hanumanthapuram 5,241
Kottamadagu 1,521

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