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Where is Kot Mohan Lal?

Kot Mohan Lal is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028154, and it covers 128 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 564 people in Kot Mohan Lal: 302 men and 262 women, living in 104 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 128 hectares, the population density works out to about 441 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 868 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 65, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 131 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.78 per cent and women at 72.41 per cent. The census recorded 176 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 157 main workers, the largest group, 87, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 51 cultivators on their own land and 19 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Mohan Lal's land. Of the village's 128 hectares, 117 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 106 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (106 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 51 cultivators and 87 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Kot Mohan Lal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Parson Ka Pind, Tatley, Purowal Araian and Kotli Mohian.

What is the population of Kot Mohan Lal?

The population of Kot Mohan Lal was 564 at the 2011 census, living in 104 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kot Mohan Lal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kot Mohan Lal has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.