Kotli Uplanਕੋਟਲੀ ਉਪਲਨ

Where is Kotli Uplan?

Kotli Uplan is a village of Batala 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 Dalam gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028862, and it covers 57 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 21 people in Kotli Uplan: 11 men and 10 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 57 hectares, the population density works out to about 37 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 14 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 94.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 88.89 per cent. The census recorded 4 workers, about 19 per cent of the village. Of the 4 main workers, the largest group, 3, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Uplan's land. Of the village's 57 hectares, 55 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 (26 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 3 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 Uplan 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. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dalam, Ror Khaira, Nangal and Sahan Pannu.

What is the population of Kotli Uplan?

The population of Kotli Uplan was 21 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kotli Uplan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kotli Uplan has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.