# Kotara Village, Shyampur - I, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Shyampur - I, Haora 

# Kotara

Kotara is a village in Shyampur - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,613 people in 1,133 households**, the 10th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 4,613people (2011)
- 1,133households
- 91.7%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kotara

Of every 100 households in Kotara in 2011, 66 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotara · ■ Shyampur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**37%

Tap water ****82%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**31%

Television ****27%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Kotara?

■ Kotara · ■ Shyampur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**987

Working population ****36.1%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 87.6% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (7%) · **■** Household industry 53 (3%) · **■** Other work 714 (43%) · **■** Marginal 736 (44%)

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 Shyampur - I

- Ramchandrapur6,078 people
- Baneshwarpur4,928 people
- Sibganja4,764 people
- Bhagawanpur4,680 people
- Sibpur4,499 people
- Srikol4,465 people
- Dakshin Durgapur4,457 people
- Gajankol4,406 people

[All 63 villages in Shyampur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/shyampur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kotara?4,613 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotara in?Haora district (Shyampur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kotara?91.7% (Census 2011)