Kotlaਕੋਟਲਾ

Where is Kotla?

Kotla is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Talwandi Bhai, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034443, and it covers 157 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 364 people in Kotla: 189 men and 175 women, living in 75 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 157 hectares, the population density works out to about 232 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 926 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.93 per cent and women at 67.1 per cent. The census recorded 122 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 121 main workers, the largest group, 71, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 43 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla's land. Of the village's 157 hectares, 143 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 71 cultivators and 6 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Talwandi Bhai, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Karmiti, Kot Karor Khurd, Haraj and Kot Karor Kalan.

What is the population of Kotla?

The population of Kotla was 364 at the 2011 census, living in 75 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Kotla have?

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