About Kotlu Village

Kotlu is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 176 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,278 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotlu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Barsar
Pincode	174309
Area (hectares)	44 hectares
Population	401
Male Population	176
Female Population	225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,278
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 the 36th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

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 38 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 38 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 town	Sundarnagar	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsar	35 km
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	38 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	38 km

Villages closest to Kotlu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsar 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 401. That makes it the 36th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Kotlu village has 176 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotlu has about 1278 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Kotlu is 174309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotlu covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotlu falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotlu is Kiratpur Sahib, about 38 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 38 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotlu is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Barsar is about 35 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.