Kot Maulviਕੋਟ ਮੌਲਵੀ

Where is Kot Maulvi?

Kot Maulvi is a village of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ramdas, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028959, and it covers 219 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,055 people in Kot Maulvi: 565 men and 490 women, living in 211 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 219 hectares, the population density works out to about 482 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 147, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 88 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.22 per cent and women at 58.64 per cent. The census recorded 315 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 176 main workers, the largest group, 141, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 26 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 139 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Maulvi's land. Of the village's 219 hectares, 191 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (191 hectares). About 28 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 148 cultivators and 112 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 Maulvi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ramdas, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tarpala, Pabbarali, Hardowal and Kathiala.

What is the population of Kot Maulvi?

The population of Kot Maulvi was 1,055 at the 2011 census, living in 211 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kot Maulvi have?

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