Sherwani Kotਸ਼ੇਰਵਨੀ ਕੋਟ

Where is Sherwani Kot?

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 4 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 039448, and it covers 504 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,006 people in Sherwani Kot: 1,038 men and 968 women, living in 395 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 504 hectares, the population density works out to about 398 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 226, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 319 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.26 per cent and women at 53.95 per cent. The census recorded 695 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 663 main workers, the largest group, 477, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 106 agricultural labourers and 80 cultivators on their own land. A further 32 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sherwani Kot's land. Of the village's 504 hectares, 504 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (504 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 81 cultivators and 116 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Sherwani Kot is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 4 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 Mehbubpura, Sikandarpura, Jafrabad and Kelon.

What is the population of Sherwani Kot?

The population of Sherwani Kot was 2,006 at the 2011 census, living in 395 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Sherwani Kot have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sherwani Kot has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.