Khosa Kotlaਖੋਸਾ ਕੋਟਲਾ

Where is Khosa Kotla?

Khosa Kotla is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034084, and it covers 1,160 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,400 people in Khosa Kotla: 2,316 men and 2,084 women, living in 835 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 1,160 hectares, the population density works out to about 379 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 514, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,765 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.2 per cent and women at 63.3 per cent. The census recorded 1,718 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 1,107 main workers, the largest group, 542, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 280 other workers in trade, transport and services and 276 agricultural labourers. A further 611 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khosa Kotla's land. Of the village's 1,160 hectares, 1,044 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (46 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (998 hectares). About 116 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 680 cultivators and 687 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, 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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Khosa Kotla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Moga, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bankhandi, Raniala, Atari and Singhpur Urf Munan.

What is the population of Khosa Kotla?

The population of Khosa Kotla was 4,400 at the 2011 census, living in 835 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Khosa Kotla have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khosa Kotla has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre.