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About Kotlu Village

Kotlu is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 6 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, 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 Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 20.31 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 6
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotlu compares

By the 2011 count Kotlu is the 170th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 20.31 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1006.

Getting to Kotlu

Kotlu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotlu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kotlu from other places

Kotlu lies about 5.7 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 3.0 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
Nearest railway station Barog 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 5.7 km
District headquarters Solan 5.7 km

Villages closest to Kotlu

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.

Common questions about Kotlu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotlu village had a population of 14. That makes it the 170th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Kotlu village has 6 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotlu has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Kotlu covers 20.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotlu is Barog, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotlu.

Kotlu is about 5.7 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 Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Barog is about 3.0 km away. Darlaghat is about 5.7 km away. Solan is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotla Namahola (under 2 km), Kotla Pujariyan (under 2 km) and Neori (2.3 km).

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

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