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About Kotla Village

Kotla is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 318 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144025
Area (hectares) 52.8 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 318
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Kotla is the 102nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 52.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kotla

Kotla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotla 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 Kotla from other places

Kotla lies about 25 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sham Chaurasi, about 6.2 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
Nearest railway station Sham Chaurasi 6.2 km
Nearest town Adampur 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 25 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 25 km

Villages closest to Kotla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla village had a population of 583. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Kotla village has 318 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kotla is 144025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla covers 52.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotla falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kotla is Sham Chaurasi, about 6.2 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 Kotla.

Kotla is about 25 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotla is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sham Chaurasi is about 6.2 km away. Adampur is about 8.5 km away. Jalandhar I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahudinpur (4.6 km), Kariana (4.8 km) and Jalbhe (4.9 km).

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

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