Kotla Shamaspurਕੋਟਲਾ ਸ਼ਮਸਪੁਰ

Where is Kotla Shamaspur?

Kotla Shamaspur is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samrala, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Kotla Shamspur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033134, and it covers 217 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,026 people in Kotla Shamaspur: 540 men and 486 women, living in 215 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 217 hectares, the population density works out to about 473 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 109, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 252 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87 per cent and women at 77.27 per cent. The census recorded 353 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 345 main workers, the largest group, 206, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 126 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Shamaspur's land. Of the village's 217 hectares, 193 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (193 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 126 cultivators and 14 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, 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotla Shamaspur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Samrala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dayalpura, Hedon, Boundal and Mal Majra.

What is the population of Kotla Shamaspur?

The population of Kotla Shamaspur was 1,026 at the 2011 census, living in 215 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Kotla Shamaspur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kotla Shamaspur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre.