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About Kotla Mehar Singhwala Village

Kotla Mehar Singhwala is a large village in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,129, made up of 1,681 males and 1,448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 730 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Mehar Singhwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla Mehar Singhwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Bagha Purana
Pincode 142038
Area (hectares) 730 hectares
Population 3,129
Male Population 1,681
Female Population 1,448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotla Mehar Singhwala compares

By the 2011 count Kotla Mehar Singhwala is the 24th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 730 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Kotla Mehar Singhwala

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

How far is Kotla Mehar Singhwala from other places

Kotla Mehar Singhwala lies about 21 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Ghalkalan, about 20 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 Mehar Singhwala
Tehsil headquarters Bagha Purana 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Ghalkalan 20 km
District headquarters Moga 21 km

Villages closest to Kotla Mehar Singhwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagha Purana 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 Mehar Singhwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla Mehar Singhwala village had a population of 3,129. That makes it the 24th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Kotla Mehar Singhwala village has 1,681 males and 1,448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla Mehar Singhwala has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Kotla Mehar Singhwala is 142038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla Mehar Singhwala covers 730 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotla Mehar Singhwala falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kotla Mehar Singhwala is Ghalkalan, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotla Mehar Singhwala.

Kotla Mehar Singhwala is about 21 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotla Mehar Singhwala is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Bagha Purana is about 5.4 km away. Ghalkalan is about 20 km away. Moga is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajiana (2.0 km), Ladhaike (3.0 km) and Budh Singhwala (3.6 km).

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

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