Kota city is governed by Municipal Corporation and is situated in Rajasthan State/UT.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Kota in 2011 is 1,001,694; of which male and female are 528,601 and 473,093 respectively.
Kota Population 2022 - 2023
The current estimate population of Kota city in 2023 is
1,381,000
, while literacy rate, sex ratio and density are mentioned below. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Kota city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Kota city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Kota city, we will update the same here in 2023.
Kota Literacy Rate
In education section, total literates in Kota city are 728,664 of which 415,305 are males while 313,359 are females. Average literacy rate of Kota city is 82.80 percent of which male and female literacy was 89.49 and 75.33 percent.
Kota Sex Ratio
The sex ratio of Kota city is 895 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 885 per 1000 boys.
Kota Child Population
Total children (0-6) in Kota city are 121,634 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 64,525 boys while 57,109 are girls. The child forms 12.14 % of total population of Kota City.
Kota Slums
Total no. of Slums in Kota city numbers 66,413 in which population of 319,309 resides. This is around 31.88% of total population of Kota city.
Kota City Population 2011
Description
City
Kota
Government
Municipal Corporation
Urban Agglomeration
Only City
State
Rajasthan
Kota City
Total
Male
Female
City Population
1,001,694
528,601
473,093
Literates
728,664
415,305
313,359
Children (0-6)
121,634
64,525
57,109
Average Literacy (%)
82.80 %
89.49 %
75.33 %
Sexratio
895
Child Sexratio
885
Kota Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Kota city with 80.50 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Kota with approximately 15.87 % following it.
In Kota city, Christinity is followed by 0.42 %, Jainism by 2.17 %, Sikhism by 0.86 % and Buddhism by 0.02 %. Around 0.03 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.15 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.