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About Kotlu Village

Kotlu is a mid sized village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 333 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175008, 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 Mandi
Pincode 175008
Area (hectares) 96.37 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 333
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 86th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 510 residents. Its 96.37 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

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 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 46 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
Nearest town Sundarnagar 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandi 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 46 km

Villages closest to Kotlu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotlu village had a population of 671. That makes it the 86th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 510 residents.

Kotlu village has 333 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotlu has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kotlu is 175008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotlu covers 96.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotlu is Summer Hill, about 46 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.

Kotlu is about 24 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 Mandi tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 7.4 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarogi (2.1 km), Chhamiar (3.5 km) and Rajwari (4.4 km).

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

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