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About Kot Khera Village

Kot Khera is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,908, made up of 1,045 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Khera village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143116
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 1,908
Male Population 1,045
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot Khera compares

By the 2011 count Kot Khera is the 54th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kot Khera

Kot Khera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kot Khera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kot Khera from other places

Kot Khera lies about 22 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Tangra, about 6.2 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 Kot Khera
Nearest railway station Tangra 6.2 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 16 km
District headquarters Amritsar 22 km

Villages closest to Kot Khera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Kot Khera

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Khera village had a population of 1,908. That makes it the 54th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Kot Khera village has 1,045 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Khera has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Kot Khera is 143116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Khera covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kot Khera falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kot Khera is Tangra, about 6.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kot Khera.

Kot Khera is about 22 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Khera is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Tangra is about 6.2 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 11 km away. Baba Bakala is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malowal (2.4 km), Tarsikka (2.6 km) and Jabbowal (3.5 km).

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

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