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About Kotli Kalaban Village

Kotli Kalaban is a large village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,057, made up of 1,060 males and 997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 998.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotli Kalaban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotli Kalaban village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185131
Area (hectares) 998.4 hectares
Population 2,057
Male Population 1,060
Female Population 997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotli Kalaban compares

By the 2011 count Kotli Kalaban is the 24th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 998.4 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Kotli Kalaban

Kotli Kalaban is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kotli Kalaban as Available within 10+ 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 Kotli Kalaban from other places

Kotli Kalaban lies about 24 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 72 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 Kalaban
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 15 km
Nearest town Rajaori 15 km
District headquarters Rajouri 24 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 72 km

Villages closest to Kotli Kalaban

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotli Kalaban village had a population of 2,057. That makes it the 24th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Kotli Kalaban village has 1,060 males and 997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotli Kalaban has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Kotli Kalaban is 185131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotli Kalaban covers 998.4 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 Kalaban falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kotli Kalaban is Dugga, about 72 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 10+ km distance for Kotli Kalaban.

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

Kotli Kalaban is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 15 km away. Rajaori is about 15 km away. Rajouri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilas (1.6 km), Bagla (3.0 km) and Phaio Manalan (4.1 km).

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

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