Kotla Sarmukh Singhਕੋਟਲਾ ਸਰਮੁਖ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Kotla Sarmukh Singh?

Kotla Sarmukh Singh 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 038829, and it covers 204 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 474 people in Kotla Sarmukh Singh: 234 men and 240 women, living in 91 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 204 hectares, the population density works out to about 232 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1026 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 55, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 199 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.17 per cent and women at 80.09 per cent. The census recorded 142 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 142 main workers, the largest group, 52, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 39 agricultural labourers and 33 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Sarmukh Singh's land. Of the village's 204 hectares, 164 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (164 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 52 cultivators and 39 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 Sarmukh Singh 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 Kahanpur, Kishanpura, Rokali Mangarh and Kotla Bet.

What is the population of Kotla Sarmukh Singh?

The population of Kotla Sarmukh Singh was 474 at the 2011 census, living in 91 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Kotla Sarmukh Singh have?

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