# Kotshimul Village, Raina - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - II, Barddhaman 

# Kotshimul

Kotshimul is a village in Raina - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,937 people in 416 households**, the 28th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 1,937people (2011)
- 416households
- 80.5%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kotshimul

Of every 100 households in Kotshimul in 2011, 86 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kotshimul · ■ Raina - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**28%

Tap water ****50%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**89%

Use banking services ****96%**

**84%

Television ****15%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 is the population of Kotshimul?

■ Kotshimul · ■ Raina - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**941

Working population ****35.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 73.4% for women. 63% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (28%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 142 (20%) · **■** Marginal 158 (23%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Raina - II

- Lohai2,170 people
- Eklakshmi2,065 people
- Jashapur2,008 people
- Nizampur1,960 people
- Srirampur1,921 people
- Pashanda1,894 people
- Baithari1,881 people
- Serpur1,829 people

[All 94 villages in Raina - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kotshimul?1,937 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotshimul in?Barddhaman district (Raina - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kotshimul?80.5% (Census 2011)