Kot Ahmad Khanਕੋਟ ਅਹਮਡ ਖਾਨ

Where is Kot Ahmad Khan?

Kot Ahmad Khan is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028774, and it covers 94 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 211 people in Kot Ahmad Khan: 118 men and 93 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 94 hectares, the population density works out to about 224 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 788 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 87 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 55.24 per cent and women at 60.71 per cent. The census recorded 59 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 58 main workers, the largest group, 43, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 10 cultivators on their own land and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Ahmad Khan's land. Of the village's 94 hectares, 77 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (66 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (11 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 10 cultivators and 44 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kot Ahmad Khan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saidpur, Choranwali, Nawan Pind Barqiwala and Karwalian.

What is the population of Kot Ahmad Khan?

The population of Kot Ahmad Khan was 211 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kot Ahmad Khan have?

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