Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur # Kotlu Kotlu is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176041. The 2011 Census counted 257 people in 63 households, the 126th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 257 people (2011) - 63 households - 84.5% literacy - 176041 PIN code ## Kotlu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kotlu is 176041. Kotlu falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176041 - Community development block Bhoranj - Census village code 017925 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kotlu from nearby towns? - Bhoranj (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Hamirpur (district HQ) 27 km by road - Bhota (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kotlu? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kotlu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Patta - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Patta - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hamirpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhoranj - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kotlu known for? The main crops are maize and wheat. About 50% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kotlu Of every 100 households in Kotlu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Kotlu · ■ Bhoranj rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 99% - Toilet within the home 98% 90% - No toilet (open defecation) 2% 10% - Tap water 98% 93% - Drinking water within premises 92% 67% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 29% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 70% - Use banking services 100% 94% - Television 83% 82% - Mobile phone 78% 68% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 20% 11% - Car / jeep / van 9% 5% - None of these assets 5% 8% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kotlu? ■ Kotlu · ■ Bhoranj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.5% 87.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1107 1147 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 907 - Working population 19.5% 45.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 77.0% for women. 35% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (8%) · ■ Other work 8 (16%) · ■ Marginal 38 (76%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhoranj - Lidiyoh 262 people - Dalalar 261 people - Ghumarli 261 people - Dhamrola 260 people - Naili 254 people - Bhamnoh 252 people - Dhugli 252 people - Gadola 252 people All 279 villages in Bhoranj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotlu? 176041 - How far is Kotlu from Hamirpur? 27 km by road - What is the population of Kotlu? 257 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotlu in? Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kotlu? 84.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/kotlu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.