Kotli Than Singhਕੋਟਲੀ ਥਨ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Kotli Than Singh?

Kotli Than Singh is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar Cantt., about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030263, and it covers 412 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,701 people in Kotli Than Singh: 1,389 men and 1,312 women, living in 584 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 412 hectares, the population density works out to about 656 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 945 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 278, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,542 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.36 per cent and women at 76.62 per cent. The census recorded 781 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 712 main workers, the largest group, 501, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 135 cultivators on their own land and 58 agricultural labourers. A further 69 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Than Singh's land. Of the village's 412 hectares, 362 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (362 hectares). About 49 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 139 cultivators and 60 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Than Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalandhar Cantt., about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Paras Rampur, Sarnana, Damudarpur and Nangal Fateh Khan.

What is the population of Kotli Than Singh?

The population of Kotli Than Singh was 2,701 at the 2011 census, living in 584 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Kotli Than Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kotli Than Singh has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.