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About Kot Ranjha Village

Kot Ranjha is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,496, made up of 772 males and 724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Ranjha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Ranjha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144517
Area (hectares) 241 hectares
Population 1,496
Male Population 772
Female Population 724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kot Ranjha compares

By the 2011 count Kot Ranjha is the 73rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kot Ranjha

Kot Ranjha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kot Ranjha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kot Ranjha from other places

Kot Ranjha lies about 9.3 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, 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 Kot Ranjha
Nearest railway station Rahon 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 6.4 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 9.3 km

Villages closest to Kot Ranjha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr 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 Kot Ranjha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Ranjha village had a population of 1,496. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Kot Ranjha village has 772 males and 724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Ranjha has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kot Ranjha is 144517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Ranjha covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kot Ranjha falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kot Ranjha is Rahon, about 3.4 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 village for Kot Ranjha.

Kot Ranjha is about 9.3 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Ranjha is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 3.4 km away. Nawanshahr is about 6.4 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pallian Khurd (under 2 km), Chhokran (under 2 km) and Pallian Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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