# Kota Village, Goghat - I, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Goghat - I, Hugli 

# Kota

Kota is a village in Goghat - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,753 people in 645 households**, the 12th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 2,753people (2011)
- 645households
- 74.2%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kota

Of every 100 households in Kota in 2011, 42 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kota · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**39%

Tap water ****32%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****56%**

**44%

Television ****20%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kota?

■ Kota · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**941

Working population ****34.8%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 67.7% for women. 63% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 329 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 167 (17%) · **■** Marginal 73 (8%)

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 Goghat - I

- Gobindapur2,977 people
- Bajua2,949 people
- Bhadur2,898 people
- Anandapur2,873 people
- Jaykrishnapur2,738 people
- Methul2,704 people
- Kamche2,396 people
- Uttar Balarampur2,391 people

[All 99 villages in Goghat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kota?2,753 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kota in?Hugli district (Goghat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kota?74.2% (Census 2011)