Kot Garewalਕੋਟ ਗਰੇਵਾਲ

Where is Kot Garewal?

Kot Garewal is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Goraya, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030183, and it covers 195 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,045 people in Kot Garewal: 515 men and 530 women, living in 230 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 195 hectares, the population density works out to about 536 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1029 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 114, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 727 people, about 70 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.8 per cent and women at 77.61 per cent. The census recorded 325 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 298 main workers, the largest group, 236, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 56 cultivators on their own land and 4 household industry workers. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Garewal's land. Of the village's 195 hectares, 175 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (9 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (166 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 56 cultivators and 2 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 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Kot Garewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Goraya, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Gura, Ladian, Paddi Jagir and Anihar.

What is the population of Kot Garewal?

The population of Kot Garewal was 1,045 at the 2011 census, living in 230 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Kot Garewal have?

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