Kotla Mehar Singh Wala | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 30.6456°N 75.0716°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Name2: | Moga |
Founder: | Mehar Singh |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 4.34 |
Elevation M: | 225 |
Population Total: | 2689 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 142038 |
Area Code: | 01636 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | PB29, PB69 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 1000:918 ♂/♀ |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 70% |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Faridkot |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Bagha Purana |
Blank5 Name Sec1: | Bank |
Blank5 Info Sec1: | Oriental Bank of Commerce |
Blank6 Name Sec1: | IFSC Code |
Blank6 Info Sec1: | ORBC0101747 |
Blank7 Name Sec1: | Website |
Kotla Mehar Singh Wala is a village of Malwa region of Punjab state. It is situated about 30km (20miles) from Moga. The village has five patties (divided in Patties): Babe ki patti, isawa patti, Vaddi Patti, Chhoti patti, Suhel patti etc. The people of the village belong to various religions, most of them are Sikhs of Brar clan. There are two water works in the village supplying pure water to the villagers. Streets of the village are made from concrete.
The background of the village belongs to Brar Jatts. Brar originated from the Bhattis of Jaisalmer. Kotla Mehar Singh Wala has a literacy rate of 80%. This Village is 500 years old (approx). the founder of this village was Mehar Singh.
There are three Schools (two government and one private) in Kotla Mehar Singh Wala. One school offers study for grades 1 to 5, while the other two schools offer study for grades 6 to 10. Most of people in Kotla Mehar Singh Wala are well educated. Some are on government service; the main occupation is agriculture.
Every year, a kabaddi cup is held by villagers at the local sports ground. This tournament is known world-wide. All players playing Punjabi kabaddi attend this tournament in each winter. All matches are available on YouTube.