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About Kotla Raika Village

Kotla Raika is a large village in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,002, made up of 1,578 males and 1,424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 744 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Raika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla Raika village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Bagha Purana
Pincode 142057
Area (hectares) 744 hectares
Population 3,002
Male Population 1,578
Female Population 1,424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotla Raika compares

By the 2011 count Kotla Raika is the 25th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 744 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Kotla Raika

Kotla Raika is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kotla Raika as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Raika from other places

Kotla Raika lies about 26 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Ajit Gill Matta, about 26 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 Raika
Tehsil headquarters Bagha Purana 11 km
Nearest railway station Ajit Gill Matta 26 km
District headquarters Moga 26 km

Villages closest to Kotla Raika

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 Raika

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla Raika village had a population of 3,002. That makes it the 25th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Kotla Raika village has 1,578 males and 1,424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla Raika has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Kotla Raika is 142057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla Raika covers 744 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotla Raika is Ajit Gill Matta, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotla Raika.

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

Kotla Raika is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Bagha Purana is about 11 km away. Ajit Gill Matta is about 26 km away. Moga is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangatpura (under 2 km), Gulabe Singhwala (2.2 km) and Jita Singhwala (2.5 km).

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

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