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About Katlaur Village

Katlaur is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 352 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katlaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katlaur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140112
Area (hectares) 296 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 352
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katlaur compares

By the 2011 count Katlaur is the 85th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Katlaur

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

How far is Katlaur from other places

Katlaur lies about 17 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 Katlaur
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 10 km
Nearest town Morinda 16 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 17 km

Villages closest to Katlaur

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 Katlaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Katlaur village had a population of 688. That makes it the 85th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Katlaur village has 352 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katlaur has about 955 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 Katlaur is 140112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katlaur covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Katlaur is Khamanon, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Katlaur.

Katlaur is about 17 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katlaur is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 3.8 km away. Khamanon is about 10 km away. Morinda 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 Kandola (under 2 km), Dhaulran (under 2 km) and Taprian Boothgarh (under 2 km).

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

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