About Kotlu Village

Kotlu is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 53 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotlu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173221
Area (hectares)	30 hectares
Population	114
Male Population	53
Female Population	61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,151
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotlu compares

By the 2011 count Kotlu is the 144th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kotlu

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

Kotlu lies about 54 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 29 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 Kotlu
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	24 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	25 km
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	29 km
District headquarters	Solan	54 km

Villages closest to Kotlu

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.

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Common questions about Kotlu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotlu village had a population of 114. That makes it the 144th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Kotlu village has 53 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotlu has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kotlu is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotlu covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotlu is Kiratpur Sahib, about 29 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 Kotlu.

Kotlu is about 54 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotlu is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 24 km away. Sundarnagar is about 25 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.