Kot Badal Khanਕੋਟ ਬਡਲ ਖਾਨ

Where is Kot Badal Khan?

Kot Badal Khan is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030067, and it covers 337 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,600 people in Kot Badal Khan: 1,341 men and 1,259 women, living in 509 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 337 hectares, the population density works out to about 772 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 939 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 286, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,026 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.47 per cent and women at 76.95 per cent. The census recorded 899 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 753 main workers, the largest group, 497, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 200 cultivators on their own land and 52 agricultural labourers. A further 146 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Badal Khan's land. Of the village's 337 hectares, 317 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (4 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (313 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 209 cultivators and 90 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 2 government primary schools, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kot Badal Khan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gursian Piran, Ajtani, Rajowal and Shamsabad.

What is the population of Kot Badal Khan?

The population of Kot Badal Khan was 2,600 at the 2011 census, living in 509 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Kot Badal Khan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kot Badal Khan has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.