# Kota Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kota

Kota is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,272 people in 226 households**, the 62nd largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,272people (2011)
- 226households
- 95.5%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kota

Of every 100 households in Kota in 2011, 91 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kota · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**56%

Tap water ****1%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****80%**

**58%

Television ****42%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.5%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787**

**960

Working population ****32.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 93.6% for women. 58% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 211 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (18%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 113 (28%)

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 Keshpur

- Manta1,306 people
- Nutan Bajar1,305 people
- Pakurya1,289 people
- Kapash Tikri1,280 people
- Amritpur1,264 people
- Kapastikri1,261 people
- Gopinathpur1,239 people
- Dhan Dangra1,217 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kota?1,272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kota in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kota?95.5% (Census 2011)