Kot Hride Ramਕੋਟ ਹਰਿਡੇ ਰਾਮ

Where is Kot Hride Ram?

Kot Hride Ram is a village of Majitha tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037514, and it covers 87 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 722 people in Kot Hride Ram: 385 men and 337 women, living in 141 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 87 hectares, the population density works out to about 830 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 181 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.81 per cent and women at 68.73 per cent. The census recorded 268 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 197 main workers, the largest group, 102, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 75 cultivators on their own land and 13 household industry workers. A further 71 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Hride Ram's land. Of the village's 87 hectares, 74 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (15 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (59 hectares). About 0 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 76 cultivators and 51 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kot Hride Ram is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Majitha, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhullar Hans, Ram Diwali Hinduan and Dhadde.

What is the population of Kot Hride Ram?

The population of Kot Hride Ram was 722 at the 2011 census, living in 141 households in Majitha tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Kot Hride Ram have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kot Hride Ram has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.