Lotapota Population, Caste, Working Data Koch Bihar, West Bengal - Census 2011

Lotapota is a village situated in Mathabhanga - II block of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,559 families residing in the village Lotapota. The total population of Lotapota is 6,587 out of which 3,407 are males and 3,180 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lotapota is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lotapota village is 865 which is 13% of the total population. There are 440 male children and 425 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lotapota is 966 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (933) of Lotapota village.

Population
6,587
Families
1,559
Literacy
70.76%
Sex Ratio
933

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lotapota is 70.8%. Thus Lotapota village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Koch Bihar district. The male literacy rate is 78.13% and the female literacy rate is 62.83% in Lotapota village.

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

Lotapota Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 865 440 425
Literacy 70.76% 78.13% 62.83%
Scheduled Caste 5,481 2,830 2,651
Scheduled Tribe 145 74 71
Illiterate 2,538 1,089 1,449

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 83.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.2% of total population in Lotapota village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Lotapota village out of total population, 2,438 were engaged in work activities. 84.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,438 workers engaged in Main Work, 659 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 815 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,052 1,767 285
Cultivators 659 613 46
Agriculture Labourer 815 648 167
Household Industries 32 15 17
Other Workers 546 491 55
Marginal Workers 386 150 236
Non Working 4,149 1,490 2,659

Nearby Villages to Lotapota,

Below are the list of villages near Lotapota village in Mathabhanga - II.

Village Population
Ramthenga 6,269
Bailpari 2,380
Bara Saulmari 9,558
Lafabari 2,857
Dewanbas 1,059
Sauderbas 2,195
Mukul Danga 3,951
Nabinerdola 1,879
Phulbari Daribas 466
Dwarikamari 4,894

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