Kotlaਕੋਟਲਾ

Where is Kotla?

Kotla is a village of Ludhiana East tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sahnewal, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-I community development block and is served by the Jandiali gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033496, and it covers 82 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 309 people in Kotla: 172 men and 137 women, living in 52 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 82 hectares, the population density works out to about 377 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 797 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.92 per cent and women at 66.37 per cent. The census recorded 80 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 80 main workers, the largest group, 74, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla's land. Of the village's 82 hectares, 75 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 7 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 4 cultivators and 2 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

Kotla is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sahnewal, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mangli Unchhi, Bir Sahnewal, Mangli Nichhi and Kanech.

What is the population of Kotla?

The population of Kotla was 309 at the 2011 census, living in 52 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Kotla have?

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