Kotli Aulakhਕੋਟਲੀ ਔਲਖ

Where is Kotli Aulakh?

Kotli Aulakh is a village in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chogawan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037309, and it covers 61 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 108 people in Kotli Aulakh: 57 men and 51 women, living in 19 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 61 hectares, the population density works out to about 177 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82 per cent and women at 71.43 per cent. The census recorded 39 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 39 main workers, the largest group, 33, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Aulakh's land. Of the village's 61 hectares, 52 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (52 hectares). About 9 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 33 cultivators and 0 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 five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Aulakh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Lopoke, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chawinda Kalan, Chawinda Khurd and Barar.

What is the population of Kotli Aulakh?

The population of Kotli Aulakh was 108 at the 2011 census, living in 19 households in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Kotli Aulakh have?

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