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About Kotla Bhagu Village

Kotla Bhagu is a small village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 254 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Bhagu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla Bhagu village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144040
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 254
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotla Bhagu compares

By the 2011 count Kotla Bhagu is the 109th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kotla Bhagu

Kotla Bhagu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotla Bhagu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhagu from other places

Kotla Bhagu lies about 26 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, about 1.9 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 Bhagu
Nearest railway station Gahandran 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 4.9 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 26 km

Villages closest to Kotla Bhagu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla Bhagu village had a population of 495. That makes it the 109th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Kotla Bhagu village has 254 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla Bhagu has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kotla Bhagu is 144040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla Bhagu covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotla Bhagu falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kotla Bhagu is Gahandran, about 1.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kotla Bhagu.

Kotla Bhagu is about 26 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotla Bhagu is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gahandran is about 1.9 km away. Nakodar is about 4.9 km away. Jalandhar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladhran (under 2 km), Nurpur (under 2 km) and Rangra (under 2 km).

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

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