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About Kotli Village

Kotli is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 286 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotli village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140001
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 286
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 95th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

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 - 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 Kotli from other places

Kotli lies about 10 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Mianpur, about 9.2 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 Chamkaur Sahib 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Mianpur 9.2 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 10 km
Nearest town Ropar 10 km

Villages closest to Kotli

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 Kotli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotli village had a population of 564. That makes it the 95th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Kotli village has 286 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotli has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Kotli is 140001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotli covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotli is Mianpur, about 9.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kotli.

Kotli is about 10 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotli is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 5.8 km away. Mianpur is about 9.2 km away. Rupnagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dugri (under 2 km), Santpur (under 2 km) and Chhota Gadhram (1.5 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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