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About Kotli Village

Kotli is a mid sized village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 265 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotli village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 86.2 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 265
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotli compares

By the 2011 count Kotli is the 40th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 86.2 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kotli

Kotli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotli from other places

Kotli lies about 8.8 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 36 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kotli
District headquarters Doda 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 31 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 36 km

Villages closest to Kotli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhaderwah tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kotli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotli village had a population of 512. That makes it the 40th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Kotli village has 265 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotli has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Kotli is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotli covers 86.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotli falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kotli is Sumber, about 36 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotli.

Kotli is about 8.8 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotli is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 8.8 km away. Bhaderwah is about 31 km away. Sumber is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadrote (12 km), Bhagrota (12 km) and Lelrote (12 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kotli today is likely to be higher.

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