Kotwalaਕੋਟਵਾਲਾ

Where is Kotwala?

Kotwala is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 4 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 034524, and it covers 204 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 408 people in Kotwala: 205 men and 203 women, living in 87 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 204 hectares, the population density works out to about 200 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 990 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 172 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.43 per cent and women at 58.62 per cent. The census recorded 100 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 89 main workers, the largest group, 52, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 28 agricultural labourers and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotwala's land. Of the village's 204 hectares, 193 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (36 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (157 hectares). About 11 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 57 cultivators and 30 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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 4 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 Pir Ahmad Khanwala, Mohkam Khanwala, Butewala and Saidanwala.

What is the population of Kotwala?

The population of Kotwala was 408 at the 2011 census, living in 87 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Kotwala have?

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