Kotli Thablanਕੋਟਲੀ ਥਬਲਨ

Where is Kotli Thablan?

Kotli Thablan 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 12 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 028806, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 525 people in Kotli Thablan: 271 men and 254 women, living in 109 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 457 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 937 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 74 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.53 per cent and women at 73.95 per cent. The census recorded 164 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 164 main workers, the largest group, 70, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 51 cultivators on their own land and 40 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Thablan's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 102 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (102 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 51 cultivators and 40 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 2 government middle schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Thablan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Ghanieke Bangar, Langarwal, Nanak Chak and Kotli Dhadian.

What is the population of Kotli Thablan?

The population of Kotli Thablan was 525 at the 2011 census, living in 109 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kotli Thablan have?

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