Kotliਕੋਟਲੀ

Where is Kotli?

Kotli is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030715, and it covers 72 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 489 people in Kotli: 255 men and 234 women, living in 120 households, an average of about 4.1 people per household. Spread over its 72 hectares, the population density works out to about 679 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 132 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.56 per cent and women at 82.16 per cent. The census recorded 168 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 168 main workers, the largest group, 117, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 47 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli's land. Of the village's 72 hectares, 63 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (63 hectares). About 9 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 47 cultivators and 4 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.

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 is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 3 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 Urmar, Gill, Rasulpur and Talla.

What is the population of Kotli?

The population of Kotli was 489 at the 2011 census, living in 120 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kotli have?

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