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About Kotla Village

Kotla is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 81 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140025, 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 Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140025
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 81
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Kotla is the 154th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Kotla

The census records public bus service for Kotla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 19 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 10 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 13 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 19 km

Villages closest to Kotla

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

Common questions about Kotla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla village had a population of 157. That makes it the 154th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Kotla village has 81 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Kotla is 140025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotla is Khamanon, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotla.

Kotla is about 19 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 Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 7.3 km away. Khamanon is about 10 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khera (under 2 km), Kiri Afghana (under 2 km) and Rokali Mangarh (under 2 km).

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

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