Village · Nahan, Sirmaur
# Lana Kotla

Lana Kotla is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173001. The 2011 Census counted 352 people in 64 households, the 47th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.
- 352 people (2011)
- 64 households
- 82.8% literacy
- 173001 PIN code

## Lana Kotla PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Lana Kotla is 173001. Lana Kotla falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173001
- Community development block Nahan
- Census village code 023153

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

## How far is Lana Kotla from nearby towns?
- Nahan (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 21 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town) 21 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Lana Kotla?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Lana Kotla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Surla
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nahan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nahan
- ○ 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 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 and covered wells
- 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 Lana Kotla known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and ginger. About 26% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lana Kotla

Of every 100 households in Lana Kotla in 2011, 98 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Lana Kotla · ■ Nahan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 98%
- Toilet within the home 52% 64%
- No toilet (open defecation) 48% 36%
- Tap water 100% 84%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 65%
- Use banking services 84% 81%
- Television 52% 62%
- Mobile phone 64% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 13% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 6%
- None of these assets 27% 13%
- Own their home 100% 89%

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

## What is the population of Lana Kotla?

■ Lana Kotla · ■ Nahan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.8% 80.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 989 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 913 902
- Working population 64.8% 45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 76.6% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 182 (80%) · ■ Other work 32 (14%) · ■ Marginal 14 (6%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nahan
- Gurudwara Dhangwala 396 people
- Nalka 385 people
- Daghera 381 people
- Kun 365 people
- Bogariyah 334 people
- Rama 334 people
- Nawni 330 people
- Kotri 325 people

All 137 villages in Nahan

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Lana Kotla? 173001
- How far is Lana Kotla from Nahan? 21 km by road
- What is the population of Lana Kotla? 352 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lana Kotla in? Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lana Kotla? 82.8% (Census 2011)

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