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About Kotli Village

Kotli is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,104, made up of 545 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176195, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176195
Area (hectares) 85.09 hectares
Population 1,104
Male Population 545
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kotli compares

By the 2011 count Kotli is the 16th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 85.09 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Kotli

Kotli 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 Kotli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotli from other places

Kotli lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 2.4 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 Kotli
Nearest railway station Ahju 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 7.4 km
Nearest town Mandi 41 km
District headquarters Kangra 44 km

Villages closest to Kotli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotli village had a population of 1,104. That makes it the 16th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Kotli village has 545 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotli has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Kotli is 176195. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotli covers 85.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotli falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotli is Ahju, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotli.

Kotli is about 44 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotli is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Ahju is about 2.4 km away. Baijnath is about 7.4 km away. Mandi is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bir Khas (under 2 km), Chadhiar Khas (under 2 km) and Chogan (under 2 km).

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

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