Kaluwal Kotlaਕਲੁਵਾਲ ਕੋਟਲਾ

Where is Kaluwal Kotla?

Kaluwal Kotla is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and is served by the Kaluwal--Kotla gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030798, and it covers 121 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 576 people in Kaluwal Kotla: 290 men and 286 women, living in 140 households, an average of about 4.1 people per household. Spread over its 121 hectares, the population density works out to about 476 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 986 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 116 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.16 per cent and women at 68.73 per cent. The census recorded 194 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 187 main workers, the largest group, 131, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 35 cultivators on their own land and 21 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaluwal Kotla's land. Of the village's 121 hectares, 104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (104 hectares). About 17 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 35 cultivators and 25 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Kaluwal Kotla is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khokhar, Sadullapur, Alampur and Gilzian.

What is the population of Kaluwal Kotla?

The population of Kaluwal Kotla was 576 at the 2011 census, living in 140 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kaluwal Kotla have?

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