Kotla Afganaਕੋਟਲਾ ਅਫਗਨਾ

Where is Kotla Afgana?

Kotla Afgana is a village of Payal tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Payal, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Doraha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033334, and it covers 173 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 318 people in Kotla Afgana: 155 men and 163 women, living in 62 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 173 hectares, the population density works out to about 184 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1052 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 33, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 193 people, about 61 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.58 per cent and women at 75.34 per cent. The census recorded 103 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 36, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 31 agricultural labourers and 30 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Afgana's land. Of the village's 173 hectares, 160 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (160 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 30 cultivators and 32 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotla Afgana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Payal, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Payal, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Maksudra, Bishanpura, Barmalipur and Majri.

What is the population of Kotla Afgana?

The population of Kotla Afgana was 318 at the 2011 census, living in 62 households in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Kotla Afgana have?

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