Kotla Dal Singhਕੋਟਲਾ ਦਲ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Kotla Dal Singh?

Kotla Dal Singh is a village of Amritsar II tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Verka community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037629, and it covers 247 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 236 people in Kotla Dal Singh: 129 men and 107 women, living in 43 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 247 hectares, the population density works out to about 96 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 829 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 140 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.29 per cent and women at 56.12 per cent. The census recorded 72 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 72 main workers, the largest group, 71, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Dal Singh's land. Of the village's 247 hectares, 135 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (62 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (73 hectares). About 112 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded no cultivators of their own land in the village, but 71 agricultural labourers, who work on farms in and around the village.

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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotla Dal Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Amritsar II, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhaul Kalan, Dhaul Khurd, Kherabad (349) (part) and Khur Manian.

What is the population of Kotla Dal Singh?

The population of Kotla Dal Singh was 236 at the 2011 census, living in 43 households in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Kotla Dal Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kotla Dal Singh has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.