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Koste Population - Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

Koste is a medium size village located in Kirnapur Tehsil of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh with total 459 families residing. The Koste village has population of 1973 of which 937 are males while 1036 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Koste village population of children with age 0-6 is 247 which makes up 12.52 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Koste village is 1106 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Koste as per census is 960, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Koste village has higher literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Koste village was 72.25 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Koste Male literacy stands at 81.63 % while female literacy rate was 63.93 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Koste 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 Koste village.

Koste Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 459 - -
Population 1,973 937 1,036
Child (0-6) 247 126 121
Schedule Caste 255 120 135
Schedule Tribe 38 16 22
Literacy 72.25 % 81.63 % 63.93 %
Total Workers 1,060 505 555
Main Worker 829 - -
Marginal Worker 231 91 140

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.92 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.93 % of total population in Koste village.

Work Profile

In Koste village out of total population, 1060 were engaged in work activities. 78.21 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.79 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1060 workers engaged in Main Work, 496 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 186 were Agricultural labourer.