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About Kot Kalan Village

Kot Kalan is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,195, made up of 617 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 442 hectares
Population 1,195
Male Population 617
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kot Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kot Kalan is the 60th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 442 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Kot Kalan

Kot Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kot Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kot Kalan from other places

Kot Kalan lies about 36 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Chhintanwala, about 17 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 Kot Kalan
Nearest town Bhawānīgarh 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Chhintanwala 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 21 km
District headquarters Patiala 36 km

Villages closest to Kot Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabha 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 Kot Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Kalan village had a population of 1,195. That makes it the 60th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Kot Kalan village has 617 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Kalan has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Kot Kalan is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Kalan covers 442 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kot Kalan falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kot Kalan is Chhintanwala, about 17 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 village for Kot Kalan.

Kot Kalan is about 36 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Kalan is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Bhawānīgarh is about 5.9 km away. Chhintanwala is about 17 km away. Nabha 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 Rajpura (10 km), Abhepur (12 km) and Ghanurki (14 km).

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

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