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About Kotla Sharaf Village

Kotla Sharaf is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,513, made up of 796 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Sharaf Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla Sharaf village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 1,513
Male Population 796
Female Population 717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotla Sharaf compares

By the 2011 count Kotla Sharaf is the 106th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 7.9 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 Kotla Sharaf

Kotla Sharaf is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotla Sharaf 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotla Sharaf from other places

Kotla Sharaf lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 4.1 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 Sharaf
Nearest railway station Jaintipura 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 6.4 km
Nearest town Batāla 6.4 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Kotla Sharaf

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 Kotla Sharaf

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla Sharaf village had a population of 1,513. That makes it the 106th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Kotla Sharaf village has 796 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla Sharaf has about 901 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 Kotla Sharaf is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla Sharaf covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotla Sharaf falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kotla Sharaf is Jaintipura, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kotla Sharaf.

Kotla Sharaf 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.

Kotla Sharaf is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jaintipura is about 4.1 km away. Batala is about 6.4 km away. Batāla is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarupwali (under 2 km), Ghasitpur (under 2 km) and Hardo Jhanda (under 2 km).

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

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