Kotla Suba Singhਕੋਟਲਾ ਸੁਬਾ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Kotla Suba Singh?

Kotla Suba Singh is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028604, and it covers 170 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 862 people in Kotla Suba Singh: 440 men and 422 women, living in 163 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 170 hectares, the population density works out to about 507 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 959 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 106, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 166 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.41 per cent and women at 68.53 per cent. The census recorded 249 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 192 main workers, the largest group, 125, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 40 other workers in trade, transport and services and 26 agricultural labourers. A further 57 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Suba Singh's land. Of the village's 170 hectares, 156 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (37 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (119 hectares). About 14 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 129 cultivators and 56 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. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotla Suba Singh is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 18 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 Bohja, Pero Shah, Mehmedpur and Bhoma.

What is the population of Kotla Suba Singh?

The population of Kotla Suba Singh was 862 at the 2011 census, living in 163 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kotla Suba Singh have?

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