About Kotlu Village

Kotlu is a small village in Namhol tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 20 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotlu village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Namhol
Pincode	174033
Area (hectares)	12 hectares
Population	43
Male Population	20
Female Population	23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,150
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotlu compares

By the 2011 count Kotlu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kotlu

Kotlu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotlu 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 Kotlu from other places

Kotlu lies about 30 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Akaltara, about 3.9 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 Kotlu
Nearest railway station	Akaltara	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Namhol	30 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	30 km

Villages closest to Kotlu

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

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Common questions about Kotlu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotlu village had a population of 43. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kotlu village has 20 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotlu has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kotlu is 174033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotlu covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotlu falls under Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotlu is Akaltara, about 3.9 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 Kotlu.

Kotlu is about 30 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotlu is in Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district. Akaltara is about 3.9 km away. Namhol is about 30 km away. Bilaspur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.