Kotli Surat Malhiਕੋਟਲੀ ਸੁਰਟ ਮਲਹੀ

Where is Kotli Surat Malhi?

Kotli Surat Malhi is a village of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and is served by the Kotli Surat Malhi, Patti Varaich gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028886, and it covers 774 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,362 people in Kotli Surat Malhi: 1,777 men and 1,585 women, living in 634 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 774 hectares, the population density works out to about 434 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 387, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,089 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.18 per cent and women at 73.22 per cent. The census recorded 949 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 761 main workers, the largest group, 473, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 139 cultivators on their own land and 98 agricultural labourers. A further 188 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Surat Malhi's land. Of the village's 774 hectares, 686 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (164 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (522 hectares). About 81 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 152 cultivators and 189 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Surat Malhi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khaira Sultan, Athwal (Dera Baba Nanak), Dhianpur and Fattupur.

What is the population of Kotli Surat Malhi?

The population of Kotli Surat Malhi was 3,362 at the 2011 census, living in 634 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kotli Surat Malhi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kotli Surat Malhi has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.