Kot Mohamad Khanਕੋਟ ਮੋਹਮਡ ਖਾਨ

Where is Kot Mohamad Khan?

Kot Mohamad Khan is a village in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and is served by the Kot Mohamad gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034114, and it covers 573 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,334 people in Kot Mohamad Khan: 696 men and 638 women, living in 290 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 573 hectares, the population density works out to about 233 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 917 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 170, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 799 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 47.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 55.46 per cent and women at 39.82 per cent. The census recorded 550 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 508 main workers, the largest group, 277, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 176 cultivators on their own land and 45 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 42 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Mohamad Khan's land. Of the village's 573 hectares, 535 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (5 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (530 hectares). About 38 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 180 cultivators and 304 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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 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 Mohamad Khan is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Kishanpur Kalan, Izzatwala, Kishanpur Khurd and Roshanwala.

What is the population of Kot Mohamad Khan?

The population of Kot Mohamad Khan was 1,334 at the 2011 census, living in 290 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Kot Mohamad Khan have?

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