Kotali Bawdassਕੋਟਲੀ ਬਵਡੱਸ

Where is Kotali Bawdass?

Kotali Bawdass is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Kotali--Bawdass gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031653, and it covers 59 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 381 people in Kotali Bawdass: 187 men and 194 women, living in 84 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 59 hectares, the population density works out to about 646 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1037 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 160 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.53 per cent and women at 85.8 per cent. The census recorded 92 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 91 main workers, the largest group, 51, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 29 other workers in trade, transport and services and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotali Bawdass's land. Of the village's 59 hectares, 35 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (35 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 51 cultivators and 9 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotali Bawdass is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhadda Bawa Mohar Singh, Buray Jattan, Tajowal and Sarhala.

What is the population of Kotali Bawdass?

The population of Kotali Bawdass was 381 at the 2011 census, living in 84 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kotali Bawdass have?

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