About Kotara Village

Kotara is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 235 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	669 hectares
Population	459
Male Population	235
Female Population	224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotara compares

By the 2011 count Kotara is the 37th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 669 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kotara

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

Kotara lies about 58 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 Kotara
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	6.2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	58 km

Villages closest to Kotara

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.

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Common questions about Kotara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotara village had a population of 459. That makes it the 37th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Kotara village has 235 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotara has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

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

Kotara covers 669 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Kotara 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 village for Kotara.

Kotara is about 58 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotara is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 6.2 km away. Shimla is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.