Kot ganguraiਕੋਟ ਗਂਗੁਰੈ

Where is Kot gangurai?

Kot gangurai is a village in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sahnewal, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Kot Gangurai gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033367, and it covers 700 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,294 people in Kot gangurai: 1,219 men and 1,075 women, living in 449 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 700 hectares, the population density works out to about 328 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 187, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 848 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.08 per cent and women at 77.88 per cent. The census recorded 802 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 794 main workers, the largest group, 419, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 311 cultivators on their own land and 53 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot gangurai's land. Of the village's 700 hectares, 639 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 61 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 311 cultivators and 56 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, 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. 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 gangurai is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sahnewal, about 10 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 Katani Khurd, Bhaini Ala, Laton Dana and Partapgarh.

What is the population of Kot gangurai?

The population of Kot gangurai was 2,294 at the 2011 census, living in 449 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Kot gangurai have?

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