Kotla Baja Singhਕੋਟਲਾ ਬਾਜਾ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Kotla Baja Singh?

Kotla Baja Singh is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 10 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 028666, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 687 people in Kotla Baja Singh: 366 men and 321 women, living in 138 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 603 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 877 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 93, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 269 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.3 per cent and women at 64.29 per cent. The census recorded 200 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 198 main workers, the largest group, 90, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 63 cultivators on their own land and 40 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Baja Singh's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 95 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (19 hectares). About 19 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 63 cultivators and 40 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotla Baja Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 10 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 Mirpur (Batala), Sandalpur, Radhan and Khojewal.

What is the population of Kotla Baja Singh?

The population of Kotla Baja Singh was 687 at the 2011 census, living in 138 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kotla Baja Singh have?

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