Kotli Sakkianwaliਕੋਟਲੀ ਸੱਕਿਆਂਵਾਲੀ

Where is Kotli Sakkianwali?

Kotli Sakkianwali is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Harsa Chhina community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037398, and it covers 160 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 626 people in Kotli Sakkianwali: 336 men and 290 women, living in 112 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 160 hectares, the population density works out to about 391 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 863 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 61, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 271 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.15 per cent and women at 60.89 per cent. The census recorded 186 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 50, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 40 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 87 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Sakkianwali's land. Of the village's 160 hectares, 140 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 (102 hectares). About 20 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 52 cultivators and 35 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 anganwadi centre.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Sakkianwali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 8 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 Ghukeywali and Tera Khurd.

What is the population of Kotli Sakkianwali?

The population of Kotli Sakkianwali was 626 at the 2011 census, living in 112 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Kotli Sakkianwali have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kotli Sakkianwali has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.