Kotla Naudh Singhਕੋਟਲਾ ਨੌਧ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Kotla Naudh Singh?

Kotla Naudh Singh is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Kotla--Naudh--Sihgh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031611, and it covers 234 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,146 people in Kotla Naudh Singh: 558 men and 588 women, living in 242 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 234 hectares, the population density works out to about 490 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1054 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 122, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 482 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.48 per cent and women at 81.95 per cent. The census recorded 303 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 288 main workers, the largest group, 119, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 89 cultivators on their own land and 78 agricultural labourers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Naudh Singh's land. Of the village's 234 hectares, 223 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 189 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (189 hectares). About 11 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 90 cultivators and 85 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 2 government primary schools, 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 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 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

Kotla Naudh Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhaliwal, Muradpur Guru, Mirzapur and Bhakal.

What is the population of Kotla Naudh Singh?

The population of Kotla Naudh Singh was 1,146 at the 2011 census, living in 242 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Kotla Naudh Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kotla Naudh Singh has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.