About Kotlu Village

Kotlu is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 133 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, 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	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175024
Area (hectares)	46.61 hectares
Population	278
Male Population	133
Female Population	145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,090
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 93rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 46.61 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

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 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 43 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	7.9 km
District headquarters	Mandi	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	18 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	43 km

Villages closest to Kotlu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarkaghat 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 278. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Kotlu village has 133 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotlu has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Kotlu is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotlu covers 46.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotlu is Buffer Stop, about 43 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 13 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 Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 7.9 km away. Mandi is about 13 km away. Sarkaghat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.