Kot Bhaiਕੋਟ ਭਾਈ

Where is Kot Bhai?

Kot Bhai is a village in Gidderbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gidderbaha, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kot Bhai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035335, and it covers 4,798 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 13,135 people in Kot Bhai: 6,947 men and 6,188 women, living in 2,456 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 4,798 hectares, the population density works out to about 274 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1,494, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4,868 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.54 per cent and women at 58.24 per cent. The census recorded 5,510 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 4,304 main workers, the largest group, 1,624, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1,399 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1,222 agricultural labourers. A further 1,206 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Bhai's land. Of the village's 4,798 hectares, 3,450 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (3,450 hectares). About 333 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 2,026 cultivators and 1,788 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. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, 2 government middle schools, 2 government secondary schools and 2 government senior secondary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Kot Bhai is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gidderbaha, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gidderbaha, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Buttar Bakhuha, Chotian, Madhir and Sahib Chand.

What is the population of Kot Bhai?

The population of Kot Bhai was 13,135 at the 2011 census, living in 2,456 households in Gidderbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Kot Bhai have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kot Bhai has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.