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Town · Census 2011 · code 801968

Kota population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Chhattisgarh, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population18,405people
Households4,028PCA households
Literacy rate81.75%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.45%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,4059,4718,934
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4651,3001,165
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,0317,3705,661
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.75%90.2%72.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,423681742
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,5881,3451,243
Total workersCensus workers7,0774,9842,093
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.45%52.62%23.43%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,3364,6781,658
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months741306435
Non-workerspeople11,3284,4876,841

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15550; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,028 households and 18,405 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.39% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.2% for males and 72.87% for females.
  • Of 7,077 workers, 89.53% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators39772
Agricultural labourers233206
Household industry workers10524
Other workers5,601439

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Kota (NP)4060329118,405

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.