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Where is Khokhar Kotli?

Khokhar Kotli is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027758, and it covers 50 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 394 people in Khokhar Kotli: 195 men and 199 women, living in 75 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 50 hectares, the population density works out to about 788 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1021 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 119 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.52 per cent and women at 78.8 per cent. The census recorded 110 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 87 main workers, the largest group, 76, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 6 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 23 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khokhar Kotli's land. Of the village's 50 hectares, 45 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (45 hectares). About 5 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 6 cultivators and 6 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khokhar Kotli is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Haibat Pindi, Rakwal, Saharanpur and Taharpur.

What is the population of Khokhar Kotli?

The population of Khokhar Kotli was 394 at the 2011 census, living in 75 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Khokhar Kotli have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khokhar Kotli has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.