Kotli Dhadianਕੋਟਲੀ ਧਡਿਆਂ

Where is Kotli Dhadian?

Kotli Dhadian is a village of Fatehgarh Churian tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 10 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 028808, and it covers 129 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 990 people in Kotli Dhadian: 522 men and 468 women, living in 179 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 129 hectares, the population density works out to about 767 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 125, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 355 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.7 per cent and women at 70.32 per cent. The census recorded 253 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 227 main workers, the largest group, 93, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 76 agricultural labourers and 43 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Dhadian's land. Of the village's 129 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (29 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (69 hectares). About 31 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 97 cultivators and 81 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Dhadian is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Churian, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Langarwal, Parowal, Kotli Thablan and Aliwal Jattan.

What is the population of Kotli Dhadian?

The population of Kotli Dhadian was 990 at the 2011 census, living in 179 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kotli Dhadian have?

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