About Kotha Village

Kotha is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 935, made up of 492 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotha village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode	143604
Area (hectares)	115 hectares
Population	935
Male Population	492
Female Population	443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotha compares

By the 2011 count Kotha is the 49th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Kotha

Kotha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotha as Available within village. 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 Kotha from other places

Kotha lies about 34 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dera Baba Nanak, about 4.0 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 Kotha
Nearest railway station	Dera Baba Nanak	4.0 km
Nearest town	Batāla	26 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	34 km

Villages closest to Kotha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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.

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Common questions about Kotha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotha village had a population of 935. That makes it the 49th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Kotha village has 492 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotha has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Kotha is 143604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotha covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotha falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kotha is Dera Baba Nanak, about 4.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kotha.

Kotha is about 34 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotha is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dera Baba Nanak is about 4.0 km away. Batāla is about 26 km away. Gurdaspur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.