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About Kotla Village

Kotla is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 79 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,266 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177040
Area (hectares) 32.51 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 79
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,266
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Kotla is the 148th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 32.51 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Kotla

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

Kotla lies about 23 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Kotla
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 3.4 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 23 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 25 km
Nearest town Talwāra 45 km

Villages closest to Kotla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla village had a population of 179. That makes it the 148th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Kotla village has 79 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla has about 1266 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Kotla is 177040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla covers 32.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotla falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotla is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Kotla.

Kotla is about 23 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotla is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 3.4 km away. Hamirpur is about 23 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khangrer (under 2 km), Loharara (under 2 km) and Balh (1.7 km).

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

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