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About Kotla Heran Village

Kotla Heran is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 750, made up of 357 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144625, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Heran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla Heran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144625
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 750
Male Population 357
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotla Heran compares

By the 2011 count Kotla Heran is the 82nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kotla Heran

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

How far is Kotla Heran from other places

Kotla Heran lies about 26 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Dudwindi, about 8.1 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 Heran
Nearest railway station Dudwindi 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 14 km
Nearest town Nakodar 16 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 26 km

Villages closest to Kotla Heran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla Heran village had a population of 750. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Kotla Heran village has 357 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla Heran has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kotla Heran is 144625. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla Heran covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotla Heran falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kotla Heran is Dudwindi, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kotla Heran.

Kotla Heran 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 Heran is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Dudwindi is about 8.1 km away. Shahkot is about 14 km away. Nakodar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naurangpur (under 2 km), Billi Chao (under 2 km) and Kular (2.3 km).

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

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