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About Kot Santokh Rai Village

Kot Santokh Rai is a large village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,178, made up of 1,146 males and 1,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143519, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Santokh Rai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Santokh Rai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143519
Area (hectares) 379 hectares
Population 2,178
Male Population 1,146
Female Population 1,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot Santokh Rai compares

By the 2011 count Kot Santokh Rai is the 57th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 379 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kot Santokh Rai

Kot Santokh Rai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kot Santokh Rai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kot Santokh Rai from other places

Kot Santokh Rai lies about 14 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dhariwal, about 5.4 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 Santokh Rai
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Dhariwal 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 14 km

Villages closest to Kot Santokh Rai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurdaspur 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 Santokh Rai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Santokh Rai village had a population of 2,178. That makes it the 57th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Kot Santokh Rai village has 1,146 males and 1,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Santokh Rai has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kot Santokh Rai is 143519. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Santokh Rai covers 379 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kot Santokh Rai falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kot Santokh Rai is Dhariwal, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kot Santokh Rai is about 14 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Santokh Rai is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dhāriwāl is about 5.1 km away. Dhariwal is about 5.4 km away. Gurdaspur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallowal (under 2 km), Alowal (under 2 km) and Theh Tikha (1.8 km).

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

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