Kotla Betਕੋਟਲਾ ਬੇਟ

Where is Kotla Bet?

Kotla Bet is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038831, and it covers 129 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 157 people in Kotla Bet: 83 men and 74 women, living in 37 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 129 hectares, the population density works out to about 122 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 101 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.67 per cent and women at 69.57 per cent. The census recorded 110 workers, about 70 per cent of the village. Of the 94 main workers, the largest group, 47, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land and 18 household industry workers. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Bet's land. Of the village's 129 hectares, 103 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (103 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 19 cultivators and 52 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotla Bet is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kishanpura, Khera, Kotla Sarmukh Singh and Kiri Afghana.

What is the population of Kotla Bet?

The population of Kotla Bet was 157 at the 2011 census, living in 37 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Kotla Bet have?

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