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Where is Kot Santokh Rai?

Kot Santokh Rai is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and is served by the Kot--Santokh---Rai gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028043, and it covers 379 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,178 people in Kot Santokh Rai: 1,146 men and 1,032 women, living in 404 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 379 hectares, the population density works out to about 575 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 214, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 373 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.98 per cent and women at 62.17 per cent. The census recorded 882 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 584 main workers, the largest group, 292, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 140 cultivators on their own land and 131 agricultural labourers. A further 298 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kot Santokh Rai's land. Of the village's 379 hectares, 339 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (32 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (307 hectares). About 36 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 147 cultivators and 158 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. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kot Santokh Rai is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 4 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 Chak Baroia, Theh Tikha, Chhotepur and Chak Depewal.

What is the population of Kot Santokh Rai?

The population of Kot Santokh Rai was 2,178 at the 2011 census, living in 404 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kot Santokh Rai have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kot Santokh Rai has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.