Kot Balaਕੋਟ ਬਲਾ

Where is Kot Bala?

Kot Bala is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038608, and it covers 96 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 660 people in Kot Bala: 350 men and 310 women, living in 121 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 96 hectares, the population density works out to about 688 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 886 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 69, 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 84.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.66 per cent and women at 80.57 per cent. The census recorded 392 workers, about 59 per cent of the village. Of the 371 main workers, the largest group, 190, were household industry workers, ahead of 118 other workers in trade, transport and services and 62 cultivators on their own land. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Bala's land. Of the village's 96 hectares, 50 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (12 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (38 hectares). About 45 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 64 cultivators and 1 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 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 health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Kot Bala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Majri, Asspur, Diwari and Manguwal.

What is the population of Kot Bala?

The population of Kot Bala was 660 at the 2011 census, living in 121 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Kot Bala have?

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