Nirmal Kotਨਿਰਮਲ ਕੋਟ

Where is Nirmal Kot?

Nirmal Kot is a village of Patran tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ghagga, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036297, and it covers 240 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 950 people in Nirmal Kot: 477 men and 473 women, living in 171 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 240 hectares, the population density works out to about 396 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 992 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 116, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 640 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.59 per cent and women at 50.84 per cent. The census recorded 597 workers, about 63 per cent of the village. Of the 479 main workers, the largest group, 422, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 35 agricultural labourers and 17 cultivators on their own land. A further 118 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nirmal Kot's land. Of the village's 240 hectares, 216 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 213 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (12 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (201 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 18 cultivators and 35 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.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nirmal Kot is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ghagga, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Harchandpura, Chupki, Badshahpur and Nagri.

What is the population of Nirmal Kot?

The population of Nirmal Kot was 950 at the 2011 census, living in 171 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Nirmal Kot have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nirmal 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.