Kotli Bhan Singhਕੋਟਲੀ ਭਨ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Kotli Bhan Singh?

Kotli Bhan Singh is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 7 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 028696, and it covers 141 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,082 people in Kotli Bhan Singh: 556 men and 526 women, living in 221 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 141 hectares, the population density works out to about 767 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 138, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 526 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.31 per cent and women at 68.71 per cent. The census recorded 371 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 324 main workers, the largest group, 124, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 96 other workers in trade, transport and services and 89 cultivators on their own land. A further 47 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Bhan Singh's land. Of the village's 141 hectares, 127 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (127 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. The census recorded 95 cultivators and 142 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Bhan Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Harsian, Malikpur, Sherpur and Kalian.

What is the population of Kotli Bhan Singh?

The population of Kotli Bhan Singh was 1,082 at the 2011 census, living in 221 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kotli Bhan Singh have?

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