About Kotla Village

Kotla is a large village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,741, made up of 1,411 males and 1,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Anandpur Sahib
Pincode	140116
Area (hectares)	486 hectares
Population	2,741
Male Population	1,411
Female Population	1,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Kotla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 486 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 947.

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 village. 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 Kotla from other places

Kotla lies about 27 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 3.4 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	Kiratpur Sahib	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Anandpur Sahib	5.0 km
Nearest town	Nangal	25 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	27 km

Villages closest to Kotla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 2,741. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Kotla village has 1,411 males and 1,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kotla is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla covers 486 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotla falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kotla is Kiratpur Sahib, about 3.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kotla.

Kotla is about 27 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotla is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 3.4 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 5.0 km away. Nangal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.