Kot Dasaundi Malਕੋਟ ਦਸੌਂਡੀ ਮਲ

Where is Kot Dasaundi Mal?

Kot Dasaundi Mal is a village of Tarn Taran tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarn Taran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037878, and it covers 264 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,212 people in Kot Dasaundi Mal: 616 men and 596 women, living in 226 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 264 hectares, the population density works out to about 459 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 968 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 145, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 286 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.42 per cent and women at 66.98 per cent. The census recorded 365 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 351 main workers, the largest group, 185, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 99 cultivators on their own land and 60 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Dasaundi Mal's land. Of the village's 264 hectares, 249 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (170 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (79 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 103 cultivators and 63 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kot Dasaundi Mal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khara, Pandori Takhat Mall, Doburji and Pandori Rahman.

What is the population of Kot Dasaundi Mal?

The population of Kot Dasaundi Mal was 1,212 at the 2011 census, living in 226 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Kot Dasaundi Mal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kot Dasaundi Mal has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.