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About Kotru Village

Kotru is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 430 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 362.03 hectares
Population 836
Male Population 430
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotru compares

By the 2011 count Kotru is the 8th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 362.03 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kotru

Kotru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kotru from other places

Kotru lies about 52 km from Shimla. 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 Kotru
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 6.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 52 km

Villages closest to Kotru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotru village had a population of 836. That makes it the 8th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Kotru village has 430 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotru has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kotru is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotru covers 362.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotru falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kotru notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotru.

Kotru is about 52 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotru is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 6.0 km away. Shimla is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madarli (under 2 km), Banchuna (1.7 km) and Siao (2.1 km).

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

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