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About Kotla Village

Kotla is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 127 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 45.97 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 127
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Kotla is the 101st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 45.97 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kotla

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

Kotla lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 47 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 Sundarnagar 6.4 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 47 km

Villages closest to Kotla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarnagar 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 271. That makes it the 101st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Kotla village has 127 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kotla is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla covers 45.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotla falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotla is Summer Hill, about 47 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 Kotla.

Kotla 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.

Kotla is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 6.4 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jai Devi (under 2 km), D P F Jaral (under 2 km) and Siyanji (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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