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About Chotamla Village

Chotamla is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 597 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chotamla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chotamla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140013
Area (hectares) 365 hectares
Population 1,122
Male Population 597
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Chotamla compares

By the 2011 count Chotamla is the 44th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 892.

Getting to Chotamla

The census records public bus service for Chotamla 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 Chotamla from other places

Chotamla lies about 18 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Morinda Junction, about 4.0 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 Chotamla
Nearest railway station Morinda Junction 4.0 km
Nearest town Kūrāli 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 16 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 18 km

Villages closest to Chotamla

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 Chotamla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chotamla village had a population of 1,122. That makes it the 44th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Chotamla village has 597 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chotamla has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Chotamla is 140013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chotamla covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chotamla is Morinda Junction, about 4.0 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 Chotamla.

Chotamla is about 18 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chotamla is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Morinda Junction is about 4.0 km away. Kūrāli is about 4.5 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akbarpur (under 2 km), Dhangrali (1.6 km) and Man Kheri (2.0 km).

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

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