Kot Karar Khanਕੋਟ ਕਰਰ ਖਾਨ

Where is Kot Karar Khan?

Kot Karar Khan is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029238, and it covers 473 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,858 people in Kot Karar Khan: 954 men and 904 women, living in 367 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 473 hectares, the population density works out to about 393 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 948 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 213, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,097 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.27 per cent and women at 71.79 per cent. The census recorded 765 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 740 main workers, the largest group, 357, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 247 agricultural labourers and 126 cultivators on their own land. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Karar Khan's land. Of the village's 473 hectares, 434 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (434 hectares). About 39 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 129 cultivators and 260 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Kot Karar Khan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Phiali, Wadala Khurd, Talwandi Bakha and Wadala Kalan.

What is the population of Kot Karar Khan?

The population of Kot Karar Khan was 1,858 at the 2011 census, living in 367 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Kot Karar Khan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kot Karar Khan has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.