Kotla Jhiriਕੋਟਲਾ ਝਿਰੀ

Where is Kotla Jhiri?

Kotla Jhiri is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Kotli--Gounspur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031469, and it covers 98 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 8 people in Kotla Jhiri: 5 men and 3 women, living in 2 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 98 hectares, the population density works out to about 8 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 600 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 28.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 40 per cent and women at 0 per cent. The census recorded 3 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 3 main workers, the largest group, 2, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Jhiri's land. Of the village's 98 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (91 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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

Getting there

Kotla Jhiri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Kotli Gounspur, Bassi Gulam Hussain, Ajjowal and Thathal.

What is the population of Kotla Jhiri?

The population of Kotla Jhiri was 8 at the 2011 census, living in 2 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kotla Jhiri have?

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