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Where is Kotla Gujjran?

Kotla Gujjran is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028400, and it covers 142 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 406 people in Kotla Gujjran: 205 men and 201 women, living in 76 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 142 hectares, the population density works out to about 286 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 980 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 46, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 38 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.14 per cent and women at 71.89 per cent. The census recorded 105 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 42 main workers, the largest group, 24, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 17 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 63 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Gujjran's land. Of the village's 142 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (116 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 23 cultivators and 2 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, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotla Gujjran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 20 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 Sharif, Salhopur, Balwanda and Jhanda Gujjran.

What is the population of Kotla Gujjran?

The population of Kotla Gujjran was 406 at the 2011 census, living in 76 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kotla Gujjran have?

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