Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra # Kotlu Kotlu is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176073. The 2011 Census counted 368 people in 89 households, the 53rd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 368 people (2011) - 89 households - 85.9% literacy - 176073 PIN code ## Kotlu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kotlu is 176073. Kotlu falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176073 - Community development block Lambagaon - Census village code 011303 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kotlu from nearby towns? - Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 66 km by road - Palampur (nearest town) 32 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 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Paplah - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Paplah - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shiv Nagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kangra - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 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 wheat. About 37% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. 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, 72 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kotlu · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 99% - Toilet within the home 72% 85% - No toilet (open defecation) 28% 14% - Tap water 100% 98% - Drinking water within premises 63% 59% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 79% 48% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 21% 51% - Use banking services 100% 95% - Television 91% 83% - Mobile phone 98% 78% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 7% 10% - Car / jeep / van 1% 4% - None of these assets 1% 6% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kotlu? ■ Kotlu · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.9% 85.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1127 1186 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 878 - Working population 44.0% 46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 79.8% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 12 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (2%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 12 (7%) · ■ Marginal 131 (81%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jaisinghpur - Andrana 379 people - Dhaneri 376 people - Ashapuri 372 people - Nahlna 372 people - Kuhn Khas 364 people - Tikri 363 people - Khajurnun 353 people - Liunda 353 people All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur ## Other places named Kotlu - Kotlu · Village, Mandi, Mandi · 671 people - Kotlu · Village, Barsar, Hamirpur · 401 people - Kotlu · Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi · 278 people - Kotlu · Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur · 257 people - Kotlu · Village, Bharari, Bilaspur · 255 people - Kotlu · Village, Karsog, Mandi · 219 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotlu? 176073 - How far is Kotlu from Dharmsala? 66 km by road - What is the population of Kotlu? 368 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotlu in? Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kotlu? 85.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaisinghpur/kotlu/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.