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About Kotla Village

Kotla is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4. The village covers 24.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173213, 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 Kandaghat
Pincode 173213
Area (hectares) 24.11 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 4
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Kotla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 24.11 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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 5 - 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
District headquarters Solan 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 11 km

Villages closest to Kotla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandaghat 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 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

The pincode recorded for Kotla is 173213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla covers 24.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotla falls under Kandaghat 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 5 - 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 Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 6.5 km away. Solan is about 7.3 km away. Kandaghat is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neri (under 2 km), Dahar (under 2 km) and Naog (1.7 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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