About Kotlu Village

Kotlu is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 103 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, 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	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171304
Area (hectares)	112.8 hectares
Population	219
Male Population	103
Female Population	116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,126
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 143rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 112.8 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

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 49 km from Mandi. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	5.4 km
Nearest town	Shimla	31 km
District headquarters	Mandi	49 km

Villages closest to Kotlu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karsog 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 219. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kotlu village has 103 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotlu has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kotlu is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotlu covers 112.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotlu falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kotlu notes the nearest railway station 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 49 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotlu is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 5.4 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Mandi is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.