Kot Bhallaਕੋਟ ਭੱਲਾ

Where is Kot Bhalla?

Kot Bhalla is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028192, and it covers 104 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 633 people in Kot Bhalla: 330 men and 303 women, living in 104 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 104 hectares, the population density works out to about 609 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 289 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.85 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.32 per cent and women at 58.65 per cent. The census recorded 190 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 169 main workers, the largest group, 95, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 36 other workers in trade, transport and services and 20 cultivators on their own land. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Bhalla's land. Of the village's 104 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 19 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (19 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 23 cultivators and 112 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and an ASHA health worker.

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 Bhalla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mano Nangal, Kalijpur, Keso Kalal and Bhagwanpur (Gurdaspur).

What is the population of Kot Bhalla?

The population of Kot Bhalla was 633 at the 2011 census, living in 104 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kot Bhalla have?

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