Kotla Sulemanਕੋਟਲਾ ਸੁਲੇਮਾਨ

Where is Kotla Suleman?

Kotla Suleman is a village in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sirhind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032711, and it covers 142 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 367 people in Kotla Suleman: 205 men and 162 women, living in 64 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 142 hectares, the population density works out to about 258 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 790 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 51, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 85 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.37 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 118 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 118 main workers, the largest group, 59, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 57 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Suleman's land. Of the village's 142 hectares, 123 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (123 hectares). About 19 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 59 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

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 Suleman is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhat Majra, Saidpura, Madhopur and Mathi.

What is the population of Kotla Suleman?

The population of Kotla Suleman was 367 at the 2011 census, living in 64 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Kotla Suleman have?

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