About Kotla Village

Kotla is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 218 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, 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	Darlaghat
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	117.39 hectares
Population	430
Male Population	218
Female Population	212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Kotla is the 18th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 117.39 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

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 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 Kotla from other places

Kotla lies about 7.3 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 6.5 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	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darlaghat	7.3 km
District headquarters	Solan	7.3 km

Villages closest to Kotla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla village had a population of 430. That makes it the 18th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Kotla village has 218 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kotla is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla covers 117.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotla is Salogra, about 6.5 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 Kotla.

Kotla is about 7.3 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 Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 6.5 km away. Darlaghat is about 7.3 km away. Solan is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.