# Kotpad, Koraput (Odisha) – Town Population, History, Wards & Facts

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Town · Koraput, Odisha 

# Kotpad

Kotpad is a town in Kotpad sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha (NAC). The 2011 Census counted **16,326 people** in 3,878 households. Literacy was 76.2%.

- 16,326people (2011)
- 3,878households
- 76.2%literacy
- 13census wards

## Population of Kotpad

■ Kotpad · ■ Koraput urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****998**

**944

Working population ****39.6%**

**36.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kotpad

Of every 100 households in Kotpad in 2011, 62 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kotpad · ■ Koraput urban average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**34%

Tap water ****10%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**32%

Use banking services ****48%**

**66%

Television ****49%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**7%

None of these assets ****26%**

**16%

Own their home ****70%**

**48%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Kotpad work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,602 (56%) · **■** Household industry 329 (5%) · **■** Farming 586 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,954 (30%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Kotpad in numbers and road distances

- Growth 2001–20119.4%
- Annual rainfall1,342 mm
- Temperature range8 °C to 45 °C

### Road distances

- Bhubaneswar (state capital)580 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)60 km by road
- Visakapatanam (city of 1 lakh+)140 km by road
- Vishakapatanam (city of 5 lakh+)140 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Kotpad

### Civic services

- Pucca roads50 km
- DrainageOpen drains
- Flush toilets1,923
- Fire serviceIn town
- Electricity — homes2,500
- Electricity — industry250

### Hospitals

- ●Allopathic hospitals1 · 16 beds · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 1 beds · 1 doctors
- ●Dispensaries2 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 2 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools11 govt · 4 private
- ●Senior secondary schools1 govt · 1 private

### Banks

- Nationalised banks2
- Co-operative banks1

**Main manufactured goods:** paddy, vegetable and jaggery.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Kotpad ward list (2011)

Ward (2011) People Households 

[Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/kotpad/ward-1/) 2,403 500 

[Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/kotpad/ward-2/) 1,032 263 

[Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/kotpad/ward-3/) 945 235 

[Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/kotpad/ward-4/) 767 188 

[Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/kotpad/ward-5/) 748 206 

[Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/kotpad/ward-6/) 967 216 

[Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/kotpad/ward-7/) 656 152 

[Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/kotpad/ward-8/) 851 202 

[Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/kotpad/ward-9/) 1,024 207 

[Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/kotpad/ward-10/) 1,779 413 

[Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/kotpad/ward-11/) 1,403 373 

[Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/kotpad/ward-12/) 1,781 450 

[Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/kotpad/ward-13/) 1,970 473 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since.

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kotpad?16,326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotpad in?Koraput district, Odisha
- How many wards does Kotpad have?13 census wards (2011)