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About Kotlu Gad Village

Kotlu Gad is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 23 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotlu Gad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotlu Gad village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 60.47 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 23
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotlu Gad compares

By the 2011 count Kotlu Gad is the 322nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 60.47 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kotlu Gad

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

Kotlu Gad lies about 41 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Gad
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 16 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 29 km
District headquarters Mandi 41 km

Villages closest to Kotlu Gad

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.

Common questions about Kotlu Gad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotlu Gad village had a population of 44. That makes it the 322nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kotlu Gad village has 23 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotlu Gad has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Kotlu Gad covers 60.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotlu Gad is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Gad.

Kotlu Gad is about 41 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotlu Gad is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 16 km away. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Devikot (under 2 km), D P F Kot (under 2 km) and D P F Kot Bahal (under 2 km).

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

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