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About Kotla Village

Kotla is a small village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 172 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 797 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141125
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 172
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 797
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Kotla is the 167th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Kotla

The census records public bus service for Kotla 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotla from other places

Kotla lies about 13 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Sanehwal, about 2.4 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
Nearest town Sānehwāl 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Sanehwal 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 13 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 13 km

Villages closest to Kotla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla village had a population of 309. That makes it the 167th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Kotla village has 172 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla has about 797 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Kotla is 141125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotla falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kotla is Sanehwal, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kotla.

Kotla is about 13 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotla is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Sānehwāl is about 2.0 km away. Sanehwal is about 2.4 km away. Ludhiana East is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandiali (under 2 km), Ramgarh (1.6 km) and Mangli Unchhi (1.8 km).

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

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