Kotla Ahangaranਕੋਟਲਾ ਅਹਂਗਰਨ

Where is Kotla Ahangaran?

Kotla Ahangaran is a village in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and is served by the Chande gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037473, and it covers 64 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 44 people in Kotla Ahangaran: 23 men and 21 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 64 hectares, the population density works out to about 69 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 33 people, about 75 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.42 per cent and women at 64.71 per cent. The census recorded 16 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 13 main workers, the largest group, 6, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 4 cultivators on their own land and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Ahangaran's land. Of the village's 64 hectares, 57 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (38 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (19 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 6 cultivators and 6 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotla Ahangaran is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Majitha, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhaini Lidhran.

What is the population of Kotla Ahangaran?

The population of Kotla Ahangaran was 44 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Kotla Ahangaran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kotla Ahangaran has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.