# Kotbar, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) – Town Population

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Town · Purba Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Kotbar

Kotbar is a town in Chandipur sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **6,083 people** in 1,193 households. Literacy was 84.6%.

- 6,083people (2011)
- 1,193households
- 84.6%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Population of Kotbar

■ Kotbar · ■ Purba Medinipur urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**958

Working population ****38.3%**

**32.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kotbar

Of every 100 households in Kotbar in 2011, 64 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kotbar · ■ Purba Medinipur urban average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**13%

Tap water ****25%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**27%

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

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**60%

Use banking services ****26%**

**63%

Television ****22%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****30%**

**12%

Own their home ****97%**

**82%

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 people in Kotbar work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 528 (23%) · **■** Household industry 239 (10%) · **■** Farming 167 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,393 (60%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kotbar?6,083 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotbar in?Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal