# Kotchak Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kotchak

Kotchak is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **243 people in 60 households**, the 204th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 243people (2011)
- 60households
- 89.6%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kotchak

Of every 100 households in Kotchak in 2011, 49 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotchak · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****18%**

**48%

Television ****26%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**20%

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 Kotchak?

■ Kotchak · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**952

Working population ****43.6%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 82.4% for women. 61% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (16%) · **■** Marginal 83 (78%)

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 Sabang

- Chak Palsa265 people
- Benyadighi Batitaki262 people
- Rusunchak262 people
- Chandkuri Batitaki243 people
- Ambigerya238 people
- Mirjapur231 people
- Talukpaikan231 people
- Chak Mukunda228 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kotchak?243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotchak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kotchak?89.6% (Census 2011)