Kotli Shah Habibਕੋਟਲੀ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਹਬਿਬ

Where is Kotli Shah Habib?

Kotli Shah Habib 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 2 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 037106, and it covers 35 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 514 people in Kotli Shah Habib: 266 men and 248 women, living in 95 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 35 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,469 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 932 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 72, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 228 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.16 per cent and women at 54.88 per cent. The census recorded 150 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 74, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 14 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 cultivators on their own land. A further 51 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Shah Habib's land. Of the village's 35 hectares, 30 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (14 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (16 hectares). About 5 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 11 cultivators and 79 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. 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Shah Habib is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ramdas, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ramdas Rural, Mahammad Mundranwala, Pachhia and Pandori.

What is the population of Kotli Shah Habib?

The population of Kotli Shah Habib was 514 at the 2011 census, living in 95 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Kotli Shah Habib have?

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