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About Kotli Viran Village

Kotli Viran is a small village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 113 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotli Viran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotli Viran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 113
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotli Viran compares

By the 2011 count Kotli Viran is the 110th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Kotli Viran

Kotli Viran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotli Viran as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kotli Viran from other places

Kotli Viran lies about 44 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 3.7 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 Kotli Viran
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 14 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 21 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 44 km

Villages closest to Kotli Viran

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.

Common questions about Kotli Viran

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotli Viran village had a population of 208. That makes it the 110th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Kotli Viran village has 113 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotli Viran has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Kotli Viran is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotli Viran covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotli Viran is Hardorawal, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance for Kotli Viran.

Kotli Viran is about 44 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotli Viran is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Hardorawal is about 3.7 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 14 km away. Ajnāla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paracha (under 2 km), Loharanwali (1.5 km) and Sharfkot (1.9 km).

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

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