Kotdwara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Garhwal, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Kotdwara is a Nagar Palika Parishad + Outgrowth city situated in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. The Kotdwara city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 7,005 families residing in the Kotdwara city. The total population of Kotdwara is 33,035 out of which 17,157 are males and 15,878 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kotdwara is 925.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kotdwara city is 4034 which is 12% of the total population. There are 2187 male children and 1847 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kotdwara is 845 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (925).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kotdwara is 86.3%. Thus Kotdwara has a higher literacy rate compared to 82% of Garhwal district. The male literacy rate is 90.23% and the female literacy rate is 82.08% in Kotdwara.

Population
33,035
Literacy
86.3%
Sex Ratio
925

Kotdwara Nagar Palika Parishad + Outgrowth has total administration over 7,005 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kotdwara Nagar Palika Parishad + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kotdwara Nagar Palika Parishad + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 4,034 2,187 1,847
Literacy 86.3% 78.7% 72.5%
Scheduled Caste 1,757 879 878
Scheduled Tribe 21 13 8
Illiterate 8,011 3,649 4,362

Caste-wise Population - Kotdwara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kotdwara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,757 879 878
Schedule Tribe 21 13 8

Religion-wise Population - Kotdwara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kotdwara is 23,306 which is 70.55% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kotdwara is 9,135 which is 27.65% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kotdwara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 23,306 (70.55%) 11,905 11,401
Muslim 9,135 (27.65%) 4,952 4,183
Christian 301 (0.91%) 151 150
Sikh 215 (0.65%) 110 105
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 49 (0.15%) 25 24
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 26 (0.08%) 13 13

Literacy Rate - Kotdwara

The total literacy rate of Kotdwara was 86.29% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 78.82% of Uttarakhand. Population-wise, out of total 25,024 literates, males were 13,508 while females were 11,516. Also the male literacy rate was 90.23% and the female literacy rate was 82.08% in Kotdwara.

  Kotdwara Uttarakhand
Female 82.08% 70.01%
Male 90.23% 87.4%
Total 86.29% 78.82%

Sex Ratio - Kotdwara

The Sex Ratio of Kotdwara is 925. Thus per every 1000 men there were 925 females in Kotdwara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 845 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Kotdwara.


Child Population - Kotdwara

According to Census 2011, there were 4,034 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kotdwara. Out of which 2,187 were male while 1,847 were female.


Working Population - Kotdwara

In Kotdwara Nagar Palika Parishad + Outgrowth out of total population, 9,528 were engaged in work activities. 93.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,528 workers engaged in Main Work, 23 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,944 7,830 1,114
Cultivators 23 19 4
Agriculture Labourer 26 20 6
Household Industries 259 237 22
Other Workers 8,636 7,554 1,082
Marginal Workers 584 421 163
Non Working 23,507 8,906 14,601

Kotdwara Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kotdwara is further divided into 12 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,080 87% 1,045
2 Ward No - 2 2,465 76.6% 955
3 Ward No - 3 2,001 83.9% 928
4 Ward No - 4 4,945 60.5% 852
5 Ward No - 5 4,403 66.1% 846
6 Ward No - 6 1,231 85.6% 911
7 Ward No - 7 1,792 84.7% 894
8 Ward No - 8 2,341 76% 713
9 Ward No - 9 1,280 85.8% 1,013
10 Ward No - 10 3,910 73.4% 962
11 Ward No - 11 2,411 84.4% 1,078
12 Ward No - 12 4,176 81.2% 1,047

Map of Kotdwara, Garhwal, Uttarakhand


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