Kotli Viranਕੋਟਲੀ ਵਿਰਨ

Where is Kotli Viran?

Kotli Viran is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Rajab gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030518, and it covers 84 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 78 people in Kotli Viran: 38 men and 40 women, living in 12 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 84 hectares, the population density works out to about 93 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1053 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 12 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 88.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.62 per cent and women at 86.49 per cent. The census recorded 46 workers, about 59 per cent of the village. Of the 21 main workers, the largest group, 19, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 household industry workers. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Viran's land. Of the village's 84 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 22 cultivators and 20 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Viran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 8 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 Shivdaspur, Rajab, Momanpur and Hasan Munda.

What is the population of Kotli Viran?

The population of Kotli Viran was 78 at the 2011 census, living in 12 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Kotli Viran have?

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