# Lotamari Village, Mekliganj, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Lotamari

Lotamari is a village in Mekliganj sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **739 people in 171 households**, the 57th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 739people (2011)
- 171households
- 67.0%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lotamari

Of every 100 households in Lotamari in 2011, 45 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Lotamari · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****25%**

**36%

Television ****20%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**38%

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 Lotamari?

■ Lotamari · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**930

Working population ****30.0%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 60.3% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 44 (20%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Mekliganj

- Dakshin Kharija Gopalpur776 people
- Jamaldaha Balapukharia774 people
- Purbba Bhotbari767 people
- Mokarari Jamaldaha748 people
- Bhogjan732 people
- Uttar Jamaldaha Balapukharia721 people
- Balapukhari Kharkharia716 people
- Uttar Pukurdabri711 people

[All 186 villages in Mekliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mekliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lotamari?739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lotamari in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lotamari?67.0% (Census 2011)