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About Kotla Village

Kotla is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 86 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,244 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 51.31 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 86
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,244
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Kotla is the 86th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 51.31 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Kotla

Kotla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 32 km from Kangra, 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 Jawalamukhi 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 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 Jawalamukhi 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 193. That makes it the 86th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Kotla village has 86 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla has about 1244 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Kotla is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla covers 51.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotla falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotla.

Kotla is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotla is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 7.0 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 25 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamlota (under 2 km), Bharal (under 2 km) and Naloh Kharoh (under 2 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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