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About Kotla Village

Kotla is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 50 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, 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 Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 10.18 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 50
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
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 161st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 10.18 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

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 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 27 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
Tehsil headquarters Arki 20 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 27 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 30 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Kotla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 101. That makes it the 161st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Kotla village has 50 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kotla is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla covers 10.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotla falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotla is Kiratpur Sahib, about 27 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 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotla is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 20 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 27 km away. Sundarnagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dib (2.0 km), Palog (2.2 km) and Bathoh (3.1 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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