# Kotara Village, Rohru, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Kotara

Kotara is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **459 people in 109 households**, the 37th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 459people (2011)
- 109households
- 70.7%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Kotara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotara is 171207.** Kotara falls in Rohru sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026480

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kotara from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)130 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kotara?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kotara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dalgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kotara known for?

The main crops are **apple, potato and pea**. About 16% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kotara

Of every 100 households in Kotara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Kotara · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****96%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**27%

Use banking services ****91%**

**83%

Television ****98%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**11%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**85%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kotara?

■ Kotara · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**923

Working population ****94.1%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 54.0% for women. 94% of men and 94% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 286 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 125 (29%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Rohru

- Bakhirna521 people
- Bhuth512 people
- Banchuna470 people
- Malthi460 people
- Andhreothi452 people
- Bahli448 people
- Shekhal440 people
- Katsari437 people

[All 142 villages in Rohru](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rohru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotara?171207
- How far is Kotara from Shimla?130 km by road
- What is the population of Kotara?459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotara in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotara?70.7% (Census 2011)