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About Kotla Dhak Village

Kotla Dhak is a mid sized village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 305 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Dhak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla Dhak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Khanna
Pincode 141401
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 305
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotla Dhak compares

By the 2011 count Kotla Dhak is the 58th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Kotla Dhak

Kotla Dhak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotla Dhak 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotla Dhak from other places

Kotla Dhak lies about 37 km from Ludhiana. 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 Dhak
Tehsil headquarters Khanna 8.2 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 37 km

Villages closest to Kotla Dhak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla Dhak village had a population of 579. That makes it the 58th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Kotla Dhak village has 305 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla Dhak has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Kotla Dhak is 141401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla Dhak covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotla Dhak falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Kotla Dhak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kotla Dhak.

Kotla Dhak is about 37 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotla Dhak is in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district. Khanna is about 8.2 km away. Ludhiana is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Faizgarh (under 2 km), Chakohi (2.0 km) and Ikolaha (2.8 km).

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

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