Kotli Khurdਕੋਟਲੀ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Kotli Khurd?

Kotli Khurd is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Kotli--Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030769, and it covers 166 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,045 people in Kotli Khurd: 523 men and 522 women, living in 200 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 166 hectares, the population density works out to about 630 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 998 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 107, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 563 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.82 per cent and women at 71.73 per cent. The census recorded 293 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 103 main workers, the largest group, 75, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 25 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 190 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Khurd's land. Of the village's 166 hectares, 146 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (146 hectares). About 20 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 34 cultivators and 15 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

Kotli Khurd is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bala, Fatehullapur, Jand and Kherabad.

What is the population of Kotli Khurd?

The population of Kotli Khurd was 1,045 at the 2011 census, living in 200 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kotli Khurd have?

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