Kotli Jamait Singhਕੋਟਲੀ ਜਮੈਟ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Kotli Jamait Singh?

Kotli Jamait Singh is a village in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ramdas, about 6 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 037264, and it covers 77 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 275 people in Kotli Jamait Singh: 140 men and 135 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 77 hectares, the population density works out to about 357 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 964 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 42, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 103 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.67 per cent and women at 67.54 per cent. The census recorded 83 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 83 main workers, the largest group, 41, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 22 other workers in trade, transport and services and 18 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Jamait Singh's land. Of the village's 77 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 4 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 41 cultivators and 18 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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Jamait Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ramdas, about 6 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 Dhurian, Pairewal, Kallo Mahal and Lakhuwal.

What is the population of Kotli Jamait Singh?

The population of Kotli Jamait Singh was 275 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Kotli Jamait Singh have?

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