Kotli Sazawarਕੋਟਲੀ ਸਜ਼ਵਰ

Where is Kotli Sazawar?

Kotli Sazawar is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhogpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhogpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030566, and it covers 94 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 469 people in Kotli Sazawar: 224 men and 245 women, living in 99 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 94 hectares, the population density works out to about 499 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1094 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 42, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 365 people, about 78 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.34 per cent and women at 74.77 per cent. The census recorded 131 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 107 main workers, the largest group, 80, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 24 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Sazawar's land. Of the village's 94 hectares, 84 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (84 hectares). About 10 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 20 cultivators and 13 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Sazawar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bhogpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Singhpur, Pachranga, Jamalpur and Shakarpur.

What is the population of Kotli Sazawar?

The population of Kotli Sazawar was 469 at the 2011 census, living in 99 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Kotli Sazawar have?

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