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About Kotlu Village

Kotlu is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 98 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, 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 Sundarnagar
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 68.55 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 98
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotlu compares

By the 2011 count Kotlu is the 123rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 68.55 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kotlu

Kotlu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotlu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 45 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
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 7.3 km
District headquarters Mandi 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 45 km

Villages closest to Kotlu

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 Kotlu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotlu village had a population of 181. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Kotlu village has 98 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotlu has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Kotlu covers 68.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotlu is Summer Hill, about 45 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotlu.

Kotlu is about 26 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 Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 7.3 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Summer Hill is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiargi (under 2 km), Khugraon (under 2 km) and Nalu (under 2 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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