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Where is Kotla Chahlan?

Kotla Chahlan is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028095, and it covers 134 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,439 people in Kotla Chahlan: 786 men and 653 women, living in 272 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 134 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,074 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 831 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 171, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 379 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.17 per cent and women at 66.32 per cent. The census recorded 441 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 441 main workers, the largest group, 202, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 125 agricultural labourers and 112 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Chahlan's land. Of the village's 134 hectares, 118 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (10 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (51 hectares). About 2 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 112 cultivators and 125 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 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotla Chahlan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kot Faridi, Sochanian, Kailey Kalan and Sochetgarh.

What is the population of Kotla Chahlan?

The population of Kotla Chahlan was 1,439 at the 2011 census, living in 272 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kotla Chahlan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kotla Chahlan has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.