Kot Todar Malਕੋਟ ਤੋਡਰ ਮਲ

Where is Kot Todar Mal?

Kot Todar Mal is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028448, and it covers 331 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,913 people in Kot Todar Mal: 967 men and 946 women, living in 375 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 331 hectares, the population density works out to about 578 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 978 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 244, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 470 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.62 per cent and women at 72.38 per cent. The census recorded 649 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 455 main workers, the largest group, 203, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 200 cultivators on their own land and 42 agricultural labourers. A further 194 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Todar Mal's land. Of the village's 331 hectares, 227 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (227 hectares). About 12 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 302 cultivators and 114 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 Todar Mal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Qadian, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Salahpur, Bhitte Wadh, Bhaini Bangar and Kot Dhandal.

What is the population of Kot Todar Mal?

The population of Kot Todar Mal was 1,913 at the 2011 census, living in 375 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kot Todar Mal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kot Todar Mal has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.