Kotla Fazalਕੋਟਲਾ ਫਜ਼ਲ

Where is Kotla Fazal?

Kotla Fazal is a village of Bassi Pathana tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khera community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032567, and it covers 306 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,109 people in Kotla Fazal: 584 men and 525 women, living in 232 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 306 hectares, the population density works out to about 362 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 899 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 121, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 407 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.12 per cent and women at 69.31 per cent. The census recorded 379 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 321 main workers, the largest group, 165, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 132 cultivators on their own land and 16 agricultural labourers. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Fazal's land. Of the village's 306 hectares, 282 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (282 hectares). About 24 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 138 cultivators and 21 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 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotla Fazal is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dafera, Raipur Gujran, Bhaganpur and Jodhpur.

What is the population of Kotla Fazal?

The population of Kotla Fazal was 1,109 at the 2011 census, living in 232 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Kotla Fazal have?

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