About Kotla Village

Kotla is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,131, made up of 603 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Rajpura
Pincode	140401
Area (hectares)	213 hectares
Population	1,131
Male Population	603
Female Population	528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Kotla is the 92nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Kotla

Kotla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 from other places

Kotla lies about 30 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Rajpura Junction, about 6.5 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 railway station	Rajpura Junction	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpura	7.4 km
District headquarters	Patiala	30 km

Villages closest to Kotla

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

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Common questions about Kotla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla village had a population of 1,131. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Kotla village has 603 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Kotla is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotla falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kotla is Rajpura Junction, about 6.5 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 village for Kotla.

Kotla is about 30 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotla is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Rajpura Junction is about 6.5 km away. Rajpura is about 7.4 km away. Patiala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.