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About Kotla Village

Kotla is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 311 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181132
Area (hectares) 151.4 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 311
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Kotla is the 59th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 151.4 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kotla

Kotla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotla as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kotla from other places

Kotla lies about 24 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 14 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 Kotla
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 14 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 20 km
District headquarters Jammu 24 km

Villages closest to Kotla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnah 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 Kotla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla village had a population of 601. That makes it the 59th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Kotla village has 311 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Kotla is 181132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla covers 151.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotla falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kotla is Bari Brahman, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotla.

Kotla is about 24 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotla is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 9.7 km away. Bari Brahman is about 14 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathar (under 2 km), Kilich Pur (under 2 km) and Chak Fateh Khan (1.6 km).

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

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