Kotli Dewanਕੋਟਲੀ ਦੇਵਨ

Where is Kotli Dewan?

Kotli Dewan is a village in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Muktsar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035408, and it covers 684 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,919 people in Kotli Dewan: 1,025 men and 894 women, living in 373 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 684 hectares, the population density works out to about 281 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 222, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 788 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.82 per cent and women at 59.09 per cent. The census recorded 628 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 625 main workers, the largest group, 300, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 213 agricultural labourers and 106 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotli Dewan's land. Of the village's 684 hectares, 630 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (630 hectares). About 50 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 301 cultivators and 213 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotli Dewan is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Muktsar, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bura Gujjar, Lambi Dhab, Mar Mallu and Chak Lambi Dhab.

What is the population of Kotli Dewan?

The population of Kotli Dewan was 1,919 at the 2011 census, living in 373 households in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Kotli Dewan have?

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