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About Kotla Village

Kotla is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 164 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, 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 Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 164
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Kotla is the 22nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

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 <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 Kotla from other places

Kotla lies about 39 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 31 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
Nearest town Sundarnagar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 27 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 31 km
District headquarters Shimla 39 km

Villages closest to Kotla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni 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 304. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Kotla village has 164 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kotla is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotla falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotla is Kiratpur Sahib, about 31 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 <5 km distance for Kotla.

Kotla is about 39 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotla is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Seoni is about 27 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Khatrali (8.7 km), Shawali (8.7 km) and Chalog (14 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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