Chotianਚੋਟਿਆਂ

Where is Chotian?

Chotian is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 21 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034217, and it covers 148 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 255 people in Chotian: 134 men and 121 women, living in 47 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 148 hectares, the population density works out to about 172 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 903 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, 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 76.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.67 per cent and women at 71.82 per cent. The census recorded 56 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 54 main workers, the largest group, 37, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 16 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chotian's land. Of the village's 148 hectares, 133 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (133 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 38 cultivators and 0 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Chotian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 21 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Danewala, Maujewala, Mundi Jamal and Karahewala.

What is the population of Chotian?

The population of Chotian was 255 at the 2011 census, living in 47 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Chotian have?

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