Kot Kesar Singhਕੋਟ ਕੇਸਰ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Kot Kesar Singh?

Kot Kesar Singh is a village in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037414, and it covers 98 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 521 people in Kot Kesar Singh: 274 men and 247 women, living in 99 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 98 hectares, the population density works out to about 532 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 48, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 93 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.72 per cent and women at 62.16 per cent. The census recorded 202 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 187 main workers, the largest group, 91, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 78 other workers in trade, transport and services and 18 agricultural labourers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Kesar Singh's land. Of the village's 98 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (31 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 7 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 92 cultivators and 31 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kot Kesar Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Phere Waryah, Hardo Putli, Talwandi Sepahimal and Kotla Sadar.

What is the population of Kot Kesar Singh?

The population of Kot Kesar Singh was 521 at the 2011 census, living in 99 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Kot Kesar Singh have?

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