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About Kokalpur Village

Kokalpur is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 307 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143516
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 307
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kokalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kokalpur is the 276th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kokalpur

Kokalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kokalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kokalpur from other places

Kokalpur lies about 29 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 6.3 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 Kokalpur
Nearest town Qadian 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 12 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Kokalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokalpur village had a population of 581. That makes it the 276th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Kokalpur village has 307 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokalpur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Kokalpur is 143516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokalpur covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kokalpur falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kokalpur is Vadala Granthin, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kokalpur.

Kokalpur is about 29 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokalpur is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 6.2 km away. Vadala Granthin is about 6.3 km away. Batala is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muradpura (under 2 km), Dalla (2.1 km) and Harpura (2.3 km).

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

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