Village · Nakodar, Jalandhar
# Kotla Bhagu

Kotla Bhagu is a village in Nakodar sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code 144040. The 2011 Census counted 495 people in 105 households, the 112th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.
- 495 people (2011)
- 105 households
- 66.6% literacy
- 144040 PIN code

## Kotla Bhagu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kotla Bhagu is 144040. Kotla Bhagu falls in Nakodar sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.
- PIN code 144040
- Gram panchayat Kotla Bhagu
- Community development block Shahkot
- Census village code 029913

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kotla Bhagu from nearby towns?
- Nakodar (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ) 26 km by road
- Nakodar (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kotla Bhagu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kotla Bhagu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nakodar
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nakodar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kotla Bhagu known for?

The main crops are sugarcane, mustard and wheat. Products made here include oil. About 90% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kotla Bhagu

Of every 100 households in Kotla Bhagu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 65 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kotla Bhagu · ■ Nakodar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 97%
- Toilet within the home 73% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 27% 21%
- Tap water 50% 42%
- Drinking water within premises 81% 83%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 45%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 74% 49%
- Use banking services 81% 72%
- Television 87% 86%
- Mobile phone 89% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 3%
- Two-wheeler 65% 51%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 12%
- None of these assets 5% 4%
- Own their home 95% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kotla Bhagu?

■ Kotla Bhagu · ■ Nakodar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.6% 75.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 958
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 906
- Working population 34.7% 34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 63.9% for women. 61% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 80 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 81 (47%) · ■ Marginal 8 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nakodar
- Pasarian 537 people
- Bhodipur 529 people
- Bal Hukmi 513 people
- Pindori Rajputan 506 people
- Awan Chaharmi 491 people
- Nangal Jiwan 486 people
- Umrewal 484 people
- Nakodar 481 people

All 147 villages in Nakodar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kotla Bhagu? 144040
- How far is Kotla Bhagu from Jalandhar? 26 km by road
- What is the population of Kotla Bhagu? 495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotla Bhagu in? Jalandhar district (Nakodar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kotla Bhagu? 66.6% (Census 2011)

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