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About Kotla Afgana Village

Kotla Afgana is a small village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 155 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Afgana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla Afgana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 141416
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 155
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotla Afgana compares

By the 2011 count Kotla Afgana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kotla Afgana

Kotla Afgana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotla Afgana 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotla Afgana from other places

Kotla Afgana lies about 26 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jaspalon, about 5.9 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 Afgana
Tehsil headquarters Payal 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Jaspalon 5.9 km
Nearest town Dorāha 6.7 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 26 km

Villages closest to Kotla Afgana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla Afgana village had a population of 318. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Kotla Afgana village has 155 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla Afgana has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kotla Afgana is 141416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla Afgana covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotla Afgana falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kotla Afgana is Jaspalon, about 5.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotla Afgana.

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

Kotla Afgana is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Payal is about 2.7 km away. Jaspalon is about 5.9 km away. Dorāha is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishanpura (under 2 km), Shahpur (under 2 km) and Payal (2.7 km).

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

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