Kot Dharam Chand Khurdਕੋਟ ਧਰਮ ਚੰਦ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Kot Dharam Chand Khurd?

Kot Dharam Chand Khurd is a village in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 12 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 037894, and it covers 354 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,852 people in Kot Dharam Chand Khurd: 963 men and 889 women, living in 333 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 354 hectares, the population density works out to about 523 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 234, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 486 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.3 per cent and women at 61.73 per cent. The census recorded 571 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 477 main workers, the largest group, 258, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 136 agricultural labourers and 71 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 94 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Dharam Chand Khurd's land. Of the village's 354 hectares, 325 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (159 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (166 hectares). About 29 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 260 cultivators and 162 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 one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kot Dharam Chand Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kot Dharam Chand Kalan, Johal Raju Singh, Mirpur and Kila Kavi Santokh Singh.

What is the population of Kot Dharam Chand Khurd?

The population of Kot Dharam Chand Khurd was 1,852 at the 2011 census, living in 333 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Kot Dharam Chand Khurd have?

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