Kotwa Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011

Kotwa is a village situated in Kotwa block of Purba Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,495 families residing in the village Kotwa. The total population of Kotwa is 7,986 out of which 4,217 are males and 3,769 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kotwa is 894.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kotwa village is 1498 which is 19% of the total population. There are 777 male children and 721 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kotwa is 928 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (894) of Kotwa village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kotwa is 62%. Thus Kotwa village has a higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Purba Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 69.88% and the female literacy rate is 53.18% in Kotwa village.

Population
7,986
Families
1,495
Literacy
62.04%
Sex Ratio
894

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

Kotwa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,498 777 721
Literacy 62.04% 69.88% 53.18%
Scheduled Caste 1,364 694 670
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,961 1,813 2,148

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kotwa village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kotwa village out of total population, 2,838 were engaged in work activities. 84.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,838 workers engaged in Main Work, 696 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,067 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,406 1,971 435
Cultivators 696 681 15
Agriculture Labourer 1,067 874 193
Household Industries 67 46 21
Other Workers 576 370 206
Marginal Workers 432 112 320
Non Working 5,148 2,134 3,014

Map of Kotwa, Purba Champaran, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Kotwa, Kotwa

Below are the list of villages near Kotwa village in Kotwa.

Village Population
Chiuntaha 1,575
Mahmada 1,544
Mathurapur Math Gopal 1,731
Talwa 1,828
Bathna 2,586
Talwa Pokhar 1,556
Ratanpur 1,516
Dipau 3,304
Barwa Kanth Chhapra 1,155
Pokhra 3,968

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