Kotla Sudanਕੋਟਲਾ ਸੁਡਨ

Where is Kotla Sudan?

Kotla Sudan is a village of Nakodar tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029877, and it covers 190 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 78 people in Kotla Sudan: 39 men and 39 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 190 hectares, the population density works out to about 41 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.14 per cent and women at 82.86 per cent. The census recorded 21 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 21 main workers, the largest group, 15, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Sudan's land. Of the village's 190 hectares, 182 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (182 hectares). About 8 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 15 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Kotla Sudan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chuhar, Kang Sahibrai, Baupur and Talwandi Bharo.

What is the population of Kotla Sudan?

The population of Kotla Sudan was 78 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Kotla Sudan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kotla Sudan has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.