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About Kotli Village

Kotli is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 255 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotli village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144202
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 255
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kotli compares

By the 2011 count Kotli is the 219th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kotli

Kotli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kotli 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotli from other places

Kotli lies about 40 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Unchi Bassi, about 5.3 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
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 5.1 km
Nearest town Dasūya 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Unchi Bassi 5.3 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 40 km

Villages closest to Kotli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotli village had a population of 489. That makes it the 219th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Kotli village has 255 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotli has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kotli is 144202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotli covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotli falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kotli is Unchi Bassi, about 5.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kotli.

Kotli is about 40 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotli is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasua is about 5.1 km away. Dasūya is about 5.1 km away. Unchi Bassi is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirpur (under 2 km), Sahu Ka Pind (under 2 km) and Sagran (1.5 km).

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

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