Kot-Agaਕੋਟਗਾ

Where is Kot-Aga?

Kot-Aga is a village of Ludhiana East tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mullanpur Dakha, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pakhowal community development block and is served by the Kot Aga gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033536, and it covers 94 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 228 people in Kot-Aga: 126 men and 102 women, living in 44 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 94 hectares, the population density works out to about 243 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 810 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 14 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.3 per cent and women at 82.11 per cent. The census recorded 76 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 61 main workers, the largest group, 37, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 household industry workers and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot-Aga's land. Of the village's 94 hectares, 84 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (84 hectares). About 10 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 43 cultivators and 6 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kot-Aga is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mullanpur Dakha, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehma Singhwala, Majri, Assi Kalan and Kalak.

What is the population of Kot-Aga?

The population of Kot-Aga was 228 at the 2011 census, living in 44 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Kot-Aga have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kot-Aga has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.