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About Sherli Kotab Village

Sherli Kotab is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 83 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sherli Kotab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sherli Kotab village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 83
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sherli Kotab compares

By the 2011 count Sherli Kotab is the 89th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Sherli Kotab

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

Sherli Kotab lies about 12 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 30 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 Sherli Kotab
District headquarters Sirmaur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 15 km
Nearest town Nāhan 15 km
Nearest railway station Barog 30 km

Villages closest to Sherli Kotab

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 Sherli Kotab

As per the Census of India 2011, Sherli Kotab village had a population of 166. That makes it the 89th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Sherli Kotab village has 83 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sherli Kotab has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Sherli Kotab is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sherli Kotab covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sherli Kotab falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sherli Kotab is Barog, about 30 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 Sherli Kotab.

Sherli Kotab is about 12 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sherli Kotab is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 12 km away. Nahan is about 15 km away. Nāhan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neron Kotdi (under 2 km), Kangar Ghund (2.4 km) and Shahi Odar (4.4 km).

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

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