Bir Sherwani Kotਬਿਰ ਸ਼ੇਰਵਨੀ ਕੋਟ

Where is Bir Sherwani Kot?

Bir Sherwani Kot is a village of Malerkotla tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039451, and it covers 72 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 22 people in Bir Sherwani Kot: 12 men and 10 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 72 hectares, the population density works out to about 31 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 833 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 5 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 28.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 33.33 per cent and women at 22.22 per cent. The census recorded 12 workers, about 55 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 11, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Sherwani Kot's land. Of the village's 72 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (67 hectares). About 5 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 1 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. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Sherwani Kot is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kelon, Hakimpura, Sikandarpura and Akhtiarpura.

What is the population of Bir Sherwani Kot?

The population of Bir Sherwani Kot was 22 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Bir Sherwani Kot have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bir Sherwani Kot has .