Kotwalਕੋਟਵਲ

Where is Kotwal?

Kotwal is a village of Jagraon tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phillaur, about 21 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sidhwan Bet community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033867, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 39 people in Kotwal: 17 men and 22 women, living in 6 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 34 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1294 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 10 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 82.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 70 per cent. The census recorded 11 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 11 main workers, the largest group, 11, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotwal's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 113 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (91 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (22 hectares). About 2 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 11 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotwal is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Phillaur, about 21 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manwarpura, Kakar, Tarf Kotli and Lodhiwala.

What is the population of Kotwal?

The population of Kotwal was 39 at the 2011 census, living in 6 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Kotwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kotwal has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.