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About Kotla Surajmal Village

Kotla Surajmal is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,113, made up of 580 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Surajmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla Surajmal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144703
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 1,113
Male Population 580
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotla Surajmal compares

By the 2011 count Kotla Surajmal is the 41st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kotla Surajmal

Kotla Surajmal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotla Surajmal as Available within <5 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 Surajmal from other places

Kotla Surajmal lies about 35 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Malsian Shahkot, about 3.8 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 Surajmal
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Malsian Shahkot 3.8 km
Nearest town Nakodar 12 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 35 km

Villages closest to Kotla Surajmal

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 Surajmal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla Surajmal village had a population of 1,113. That makes it the 41st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Kotla Surajmal village has 580 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla Surajmal has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kotla Surajmal is 144703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla Surajmal covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotla Surajmal is Malsian Shahkot, about 3.8 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 village for Kotla Surajmal.

Kotla Surajmal is about 35 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotla Surajmal is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shahkot is about 2.4 km away. Malsian Shahkot is about 3.8 km away. Nakodar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangal Ambian (under 2 km), Dhandowal (under 2 km) and Sadiqpur (under 2 km).

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

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