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Kotam Population - Gumla, Jharkhand

Kotam is a large village located in Gumla Block of Gumla district, Jharkhand with total 562 families residing. The Kotam village has population of 3096 of which 1567 are males while 1529 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kotam village population of children with age 0-6 is 547 which makes up 17.67 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kotam village is 976 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Kotam as per census is 961, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Kotam village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Kotam village was 65.28 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Kotam Male literacy stands at 75.39 % while female literacy rate was 54.96 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kotam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kotam village.

Kotam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 562 - -
Population 3,096 1,567 1,529
Child (0-6) 547 279 268
Schedule Caste 1 1 0
Schedule Tribe 1,571 773 798
Literacy 65.28 % 75.39 % 54.96 %
Total Workers 1,474 763 711
Main Worker 740 - -
Marginal Worker 734 265 469

Caste Factor

In Kotam village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 50.74 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.03 % of total population in Kotam village.

Work Profile

In Kotam village out of total population, 1474 were engaged in work activities. 50.20 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.80 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1474 workers engaged in Main Work, 416 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 164 were Agricultural labourer.