Kotli Viranਕੋਟਲੀ ਵੀਰਾਨ

Where is Kotli Viran?

Kotli Viran is a village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ramdas, 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 028951, and it covers 69 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 208 people in Kotli Viran: 113 men and 95 women, living in 37 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 69 hectares, the population density works out to about 301 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 841 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 9 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 78.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83 per cent and women at 73.33 per cent. The census recorded 74 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 73 main workers, the largest group, 48, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 16 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Viran's land. Of the village's 69 hectares, 62 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (24 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (38 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 49 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Viran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ramdas, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Malewal, Paracha, Alawalwala and Loharanwali.

What is the population of Kotli Viran?

The population of Kotli Viran was 208 at the 2011 census, living in 37 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kotli Viran have?

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