Kotli Gounspurਕੋਟਲੀ ਗੋਉਂਸਪੁਰ

Where is Kotli Gounspur?

Kotli Gounspur is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 5 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 031468, and it covers 317 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,631 people in Kotli Gounspur: 843 men and 788 women, living in 347 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 317 hectares, the population density works out to about 515 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 935 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 176, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 775 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.87 per cent and women at 82.71 per cent. The census recorded 543 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 534 main workers, the largest group, 343, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 128 agricultural labourers and 50 cultivators on their own land. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Gounspur's land. Of the village's 317 hectares, 222 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (222 hectares). About 75 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 52 cultivators and 128 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Gounspur 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 5 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 Ajjowal, Kotla Jhiri, Adamwal and Bassi Gulam Hussain.

What is the population of Kotli Gounspur?

The population of Kotli Gounspur was 1,631 at the 2011 census, living in 347 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kotli Gounspur have?

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