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Where is Kotla Moosa?

Kotla Moosa is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Qadian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028626, and it covers 85 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 660 people in Kotla Moosa: 340 men and 320 women, living in 109 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 85 hectares, the population density works out to about 776 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 196 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.49 per cent and women at 71.03 per cent. The census recorded 152 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 152 main workers, the largest group, 86, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 48 other workers in trade, transport and services and 11 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kotla Moosa's land. Of the village's 85 hectares, 59 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (59 hectares). About 26 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 86 cultivators and 7 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kotla Moosa is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Qadian, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhittewadh, Mansurke, Rampur and Dalla.

What is the population of Kotla Moosa?

The population of Kotla Moosa was 660 at the 2011 census, living in 109 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kotla Moosa have?

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