Kotliਕੋਟਲੀ

Where is Kotli?

Kotli is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and is served by the Budo Punder gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029258, and it covers 49 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 92 people in Kotli: 53 men and 39 women, living in 16 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 49 hectares, the population density works out to about 188 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 736 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 10 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 89.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.91 per cent and women at 87.18 per cent. The census recorded 54 workers, about 59 per cent of the village. Of the 48 main workers, the largest group, 40, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 household industry workers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli's land. Of the village's 49 hectares, 44 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (44 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 45 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. 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 is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Alaudi, Ahmedpur, Budo Punder and Nangal Naraingarh.

What is the population of Kotli?

The population of Kotli was 92 at the 2011 census, living in 16 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Kotli have?

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