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About Kotla Village

Kotla is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 11 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11 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 Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 11 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 11
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 456th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 11 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kotla

Kotla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotla as Available within <5 km distance. 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 22 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 19 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 railway station Salogra 19 km
Nearest town Solan 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 22 km
District headquarters Shimla 22 km

Villages closest to Kotla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 22. That makes it the 456th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kotla village has 11 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

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

Kotla covers 11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotla is Salogra, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Kotla.

Kotla is about 22 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 Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 19 km away. Solan is about 22 km away. Shimla Rural is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rori (under 2 km), Kashah (2.4 km) and Up Mohal Gunana (2.8 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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