Village · Kasauli, Solan # Kotla Kotla is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173209. The 2011 Census counted 199 people in 37 households, the 68th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%. - 199 people (2011) - 37 households - 87.1% literacy - 173209 PIN code ## Kotla PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kotla is 173209. Kotla falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173209 - Community development block Dharampur - Census village code 021653 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kotla from nearby towns? - Kasauli (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Solan (district HQ) 20 km by road - Dagshai (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kotla? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kotla; 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kadi - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dharmpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sabathu - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Garkhal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 tomato, maize and wheat. About 20% of the 35 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 Of every 100 households in Kotla in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Kotla · ■ Kasauli rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 96% - Toilet within the home 84% 77% - No toilet (open defecation) 16% 22% - Tap water 71% 74% - Drinking water within premises 68% 48% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 29% 42% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 68% 42% - Use banking services 84% 82% - Television 84% 75% - Mobile phone 50% 77% - Computer with internet 0% 3% - Two-wheeler 13% 15% - Car / jeep / van 13% 10% - None of these assets 3% 6% - Own their home 87% 60% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kotla? ■ Kotla · ■ Kasauli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.1% 84.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1031 826 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 909 907 - Working population 29.1% 47.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.1% for men and 81.3% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 36 (62%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (7%) · ■ Other work 17 (29%) · ■ Marginal 1 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kasauli - Mando Matkanda 210 people - Takrota 209 people - Khajret 205 people - Dhar 204 people - Seola 196 people - Chabhacha Khurd 195 people - Nahari 195 people - Banjni 190 people All 274 villages in Kasauli ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotla? 173209 - How far is Kotla from Solan? 20 km by road - What is the population of Kotla? 199 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotla in? Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kotla? 87.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/kotla-021653/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.