# Kotgram Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Kotgram

Kotgram is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,112 people in 684 households**, the 37th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 3,112people (2011)
- 684households
- 75.7%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kotgram

Of every 100 households in Kotgram in 2011, 68 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kotgram · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**67%

Tap water ****36%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**24%

Television ****47%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Kotgram?

■ Kotgram · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**939

Working population ****36.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 68.8% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 59 (5%) · **■** Other work 779 (68%) · **■** Marginal 293 (26%)

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 Raiganj

- Chapduar3,277 people
- Mojgaon3,244 people
- Ratanpur3,239 people
- Balia3,156 people
- Lahujgram3,105 people
- Bishahar3,066 people
- Pirojpur2,994 people
- Kumarjol2,955 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kotgram?3,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotgram in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kotgram?75.7% (Census 2011)