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About Kot Kalan Village

Kot Kalan is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,643, made up of 837 males and 806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144024
Area (hectares) 231.48 hectares
Population 1,643
Male Population 837
Female Population 806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Kot Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kot Kalan is the 35th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 231.48 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kot Kalan

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

Kot Kalan lies about 15 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Khojewala, about 11 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Khojewala 11 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 15 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 15 km

Villages closest to Kot Kalan

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 Kot Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Kalan village had a population of 1,643. That makes it the 35th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Kot Kalan village has 837 males and 806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Kalan has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kot Kalan is 144024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Kalan covers 231.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kot Kalan falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kot Kalan is Khojewala, about 11 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 Kot Kalan.

Kot Kalan is about 15 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Kalan is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Khojewala is about 11 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 14 km away. Jalandhar I is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daroli Kalan Daroli Khurd (under 2 km), Muradpur 138 (1.7 km) and Paras Rampur (2.4 km).

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

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