Kotli Kazianਕੋਟਲੀ ਕਜ਼ਿਆਂ

Where is Kotli Kazian?

Kotli Kazian 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 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and is served by the Aliwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037251, and it covers 109 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 113 people in Kotli Kazian: 64 men and 49 women, living in 22 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 109 hectares, the population density works out to about 104 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 766 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 10 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 75.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.59 per cent and women at 72.73 per cent. The census recorded 82 workers, about 73 per cent of the village. Of the 24 main workers, the largest group, 15, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Kazian's land. Of the village's 109 hectares, 101 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (101 hectares). About 8 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 16 cultivators and 53 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Kazian 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 4 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 Gurala, Aliwal, Tera Rajputan and Anayatpura.

What is the population of Kotli Kazian?

The population of Kotli Kazian was 113 at the 2011 census, living in 22 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Kotli Kazian have?

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