Kot Qaim Khanਕੋਟ ਕੈਮ ਖਾਨ

Where is Kot Qaim Khan?

Kot Qaim Khan is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034273, and it covers 424 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 61 people in Kot Qaim Khan: 35 men and 26 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 424 hectares, the population density works out to about 14 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 743 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 8 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 60.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.29 per cent and women at 60 per cent. The census recorded 23 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 20 main workers, the largest group, 19, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Qaim Khan's land. Of the village's 424 hectares, 326 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (326 hectares). About 90 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 21 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kot Qaim Khan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Makhu, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Singheke Kalan, Bhutiwala, Hardo Jand and Chakkian.

What is the population of Kot Qaim Khan?

The population of Kot Qaim Khan was 61 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Kot Qaim Khan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kot Qaim Khan has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.