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About Lana Kotla Village

Lana Kotla is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 177 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lana Kotla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lana Kotla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 101.75 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 177
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lana Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Lana Kotla is the 46th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 101.75 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Lana Kotla

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

Lana Kotla lies about 31 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, 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 Lana Kotla
Nearest town Naraingarh 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 12 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 31 km
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 31 km

Villages closest to Lana Kotla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nahan 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 Lana Kotla

As per the Census of India 2011, Lana Kotla village had a population of 352. That makes it the 46th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Lana Kotla village has 177 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lana Kotla has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Lana Kotla is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lana Kotla covers 101.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lana Kotla falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lana Kotla is Ghagghar, 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 village for Lana Kotla.

Lana Kotla is about 31 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lana Kotla is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Naraingarh is about 7.9 km away. Nahan is about 12 km away. Sirmaur 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 Mirpur Gurdwara (under 2 km), Arandwala (1.5 km) and Churan (1.6 km).

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

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