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About Kot Bakhta Village

Kot Bakhta is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 245 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Bakhta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Bakhta village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 245
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kot Bakhta compares

By the 2011 count Kot Bakhta is the 295th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kot Bakhta

Kot Bakhta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kot Bakhta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kot Bakhta from other places

Kot Bakhta lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 8.9 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 Bakhta
Tehsil headquarters Batala 7.6 km
Nearest town Batāla 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 8.9 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Kot Bakhta

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 Kot Bakhta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Bakhta village had a population of 468. That makes it the 295th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Kot Bakhta village has 245 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Bakhta has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Kot Bakhta is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Bakhta covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kot Bakhta falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kot Bakhta is Batala Junction, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kot Bakhta.

Kot Bakhta is about 38 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Bakhta is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 7.6 km away. Batāla is about 7.6 km away. Batala Junction is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zahadpur (1.9 km), Zahidpur (1.9 km) and Talwandi Bakhta (2.1 km).

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

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