Village · Kumharsain, Shimla # Kotla Kotla is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172027. The 2011 Census counted 163 people in 35 households, the 100th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%. - 163 people (2011) - 35 households - 77.5% literacy - 172027 PIN code ## Kotla PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kotla is 172027. Kotla falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 172027 - Community development block Narkanda - Census village code 023850 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kotla from nearby towns? - Kumharsain (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 105 km by road - Narkanda (nearest town) 44 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kotla? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kotla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kumharsain - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kumharsain - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ 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 known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and apple. About 26% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kotla Of every 100 households in Kotla in 2011, 97 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kotla · ■ Kumharsain rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 97% - Toilet within the home 69% 82% - No toilet (open defecation) 28% 18% - Tap water 100% 96% - Drinking water within premises 19% 60% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 50% 72% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 50% 26% - Use banking services 78% 87% - Television 72% 77% - Mobile phone 69% 82% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 3% 9% - None of these assets 11% 5% - Own their home 100% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kotla? ■ Kotla · ■ Kumharsain rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.5% 84.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1012 974 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1400 935 - Working population 62.0% 52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 77.3% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 17 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 12 (12%) · ■ Marginal 71 (70%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain - Khuhan 167 people - Nag 167 people - Kufri 166 people - Khaner 165 people - Shanad 162 people - Gonthla 160 people - Bakhlain 158 people - Kholwi 157 people All 186 villages in Kumharsain ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotla? 172027 - How far is Kotla from Shimla? 105 km by road - What is the population of Kotla? 163 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotla in? Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kotla? 77.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/kotla/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.