Nandgarh Kotraਨੰਦਗੜ੍ਹ ਕੋਟਰਾ

Where is Nandgarh Kotra?

Nandgarh Kotra is a village in Maur tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rampura Phul, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rampura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035689, and it covers 529 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,524 people in Nandgarh Kotra: 806 men and 718 women, living in 279 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 529 hectares, the population density works out to about 288 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 194, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 703 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.09 per cent and women at 52.84 per cent. The census recorded 573 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 390 main workers, the largest group, 214, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 97 agricultural labourers and 73 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 183 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nandgarh Kotra's land. Of the village's 529 hectares, 457 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (353 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (104 hectares). About 72 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 223 cultivators and 234 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Nandgarh Kotra is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rampura Phul, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Maur, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Har Kishanpura, Jhanduke, Mandi Khurd and Mansa Khurd.

What is the population of Nandgarh Kotra?

The population of Nandgarh Kotra was 1,524 at the 2011 census, living in 279 households in Maur tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Nandgarh Kotra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nandgarh Kotra has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.