Village · Jaswan, Kangra
# Kotla Khas

Kotla Khas is a village in Jaswan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177111. The 2011 Census counted 171 people in 43 households, the 65th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.
- 171 people (2011)
- 43 households
- 84.7% literacy
- 177111 PIN code

## Kotla Khas PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kotla Khas is 177111. Kotla Khas falls in Jaswan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 177111
- Community development block Pragpur
- Census village code 010622

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kotla Khas from nearby towns?
- Kotla Khas (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 95 km by road
- Talwara (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kotla Khas?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kotla Khas; 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
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Jakhuni
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Behr
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 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
- 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 Kotla Khas known for?

The main crops are paddy and pulses. About 22% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kotla Khas

Of every 100 households in Kotla Khas in 2011, 93 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotla Khas · ■ Jaswan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 97%
- Toilet within the home 49% 61%
- No toilet (open defecation) 51% 38%
- Tap water 100% 96%
- Drinking water within premises 77% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 30% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 70% 73%
- Use banking services 95% 95%
- Television 74% 76%
- Mobile phone 63% 65%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 23% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 16% 11%
- Own their home 100% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kotla Khas?

■ Kotla Khas · ■ Jaswan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.7% 87.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1085 1044
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 821
- Working population 71.3% 65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 80.5% for women. 66% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 6 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (5%) · ■ Household industry 10 (8%) · ■ Other work 21 (17%) · ■ Marginal 79 (65%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jaswan
- Dodra Khurd 198 people
- Baslahr 195 people
- Mahala 190 people
- Ranoh 190 people
- Dhameri 170 people
- Amroh 166 people
- Bandhol 164 people
- Balghar 159 people

All 100 villages in Jaswan

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kotla Khas? 177111
- How far is Kotla Khas from Dharmsala? 95 km by road
- What is the population of Kotla Khas? 171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotla Khas in? Kangra district (Jaswan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotla Khas? 84.7% (Census 2011)

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