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About Kotlu Khas Village

Kotlu Khas is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 177 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,475 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176096, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotlu Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotlu Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176096
Area (hectares) 97.92 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 177
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,475
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotlu Khas compares

By the 2011 count Kotlu Khas is the 37th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 97.92 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Kotlu Khas

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

Kotlu Khas lies about 30 km from Kangra, 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 Khas
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 38 km

Villages closest to Kotlu Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaisinghpur 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 Kotlu Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotlu Khas village had a population of 438. That makes it the 37th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Kotlu Khas village has 177 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotlu Khas has about 1475 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Kotlu Khas is 176096. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotlu Khas covers 97.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotlu Khas falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotlu Khas 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 Khas.

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

Kotlu Khas is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 9.7 km away. Panchrukhi is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotlu (under 2 km), Bhagun (under 2 km) and Bandahu Khas (under 2 km).

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

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