Kotli Rawalanਕੋਟਲੀ ਰਵਲਨ

Where is Kotli Rawalan?

Kotli Rawalan is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 19 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 028421, and it covers 64 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 387 people in Kotli Rawalan: 207 men and 180 women, living in 79 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 64 hectares, the population density works out to about 605 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 870 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.01 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 134 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 126 main workers, the largest group, 93, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 30 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Rawalan's land. Of the village's 64 hectares, 48 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (48 hectares). About 2 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 99 cultivators and 3 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.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Rawalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Yaqub, Naino Kot, Ladhupur and Sathiali.

What is the population of Kotli Rawalan?

The population of Kotli Rawalan was 387 at the 2011 census, living in 79 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kotli Rawalan have?

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