Kotli Sheikhanਕੋਟਲੀ ਸ਼ੇਇਖਨ

Where is Kotli Sheikhan?

Kotli Sheikhan is a village in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Alawalpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Adampur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030318, and it covers 124 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 268 people in Kotli Sheikhan: 134 men and 134 women, living in 51 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 124 hectares, the population density works out to about 216 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 196 people, about 73 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.35 per cent and women at 55.17 per cent. The census recorded 97 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 5, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 85 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Sheikhan's land. Of the village's 124 hectares, 114 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (114 hectares). About 1 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 5 cultivators and 75 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Kotli Sheikhan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Alawalpur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Beas Pind, Kishanpur, Muradpur (138 and Kala Bakra.

What is the population of Kotli Sheikhan?

The population of Kotli Sheikhan was 268 at the 2011 census, living in 51 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Kotli Sheikhan have?

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