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 Dhilwan, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029108, and it covers 53 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 443 people in Kotli: 220 men and 223 women, living in 81 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 53 hectares, the population density works out to about 836 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1014 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 341 people, about 77 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.39 per cent and women at 57.64 per cent. The census recorded 135 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 133 main workers, the largest group, 121, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 2 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 53 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 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 121 cultivators and 4 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. 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 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 within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhilwan, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Batala, Chakoki, Mand Dhilwan and Mazaffarpur.

What is the population of Kotli?

The population of Kotli was 443 at the 2011 census, living in 81 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Kotli have?

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