About Kotlu Village

Kotlu is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 82 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,378 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177026, 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	Galore
Pincode	177026
Area (hectares)	33 hectares
Population	195
Male Population	82
Female Population	113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,378
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 56th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

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 26 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 17 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	Panchrukhi	17 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Galore	32 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	38 km

Villages closest to Kotlu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Galore 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 195. That makes it the 56th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Kotlu village has 82 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotlu has about 1378 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Kotlu is 177026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotlu covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotlu is Panchrukhi, about 17 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 26 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 Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Panchrukhi is about 17 km away. Hamirpur is about 26 km away. Galore is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.