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About Kotli Village

Kotli is a mid sized village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 908, made up of 482 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotli village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Samana
Pincode 147101
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 908
Male Population 482
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotli compares

By the 2011 count Kotli is the 50th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 889.

Getting to Kotli

Kotli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotli from other places

Kotli lies about 33 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 24 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 Kotli
Tehsil headquarters Samana 6.1 km
Nearest town Samāna 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Kalhemajra 24 km
District headquarters Patiala 33 km

Villages closest to Kotli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotli village had a population of 908. That makes it the 50th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Kotli village has 482 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotli has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Kotli is 147101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotli covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotli falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kotli is Kalhemajra, about 24 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 village for Kotli.

Kotli is about 33 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotli is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 6.1 km away. Samāna is about 6.1 km away. Kalhemajra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dodra (1.5 km), Dharamgarh (2.3 km) and Bhedpuri (2.3 km).

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

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