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About Kotli Village

Kotli is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,160, made up of 603 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, 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 Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181201
Area (hectares) 543.5 hectares
Population 1,160
Male Population 603
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotli compares

By the 2011 count Kotli is the 67th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 543.5 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kotli

Kotli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 10 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 5.0 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
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 5.0 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 10 km
District headquarters Jammu 10 km

Villages closest to Kotli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akhnoor 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 1,160. That makes it the 67th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Kotli village has 603 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotli has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kotli is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotli covers 543.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotli falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kotli is Bari Brahman, about 5.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotli.

Kotli is about 10 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotli is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 5.0 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 8.6 km away. Akhnoor is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dasgal (3.3 km), Ardhan (3.3 km) and Khara (3.3 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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