Country India District Purulia PIN 723213 (Jiudaru) Population 1,452 (2011) | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code 03254 Area code 03254 | |
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Kotshila is a village, with a police station and a railway junction station, in Jhalda II CD Block in Purulia Sadar West subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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Map of Kotshila, West Bengal
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Kotshila had a total population of 1,452 of which 753 (52%) were males and 699 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 253. The total number of literates in Kotshila was 613 (51.38% of the population over 6 years).
Police station
Kotshila police station has jurisdiction over a part of Jhalda II CD Block. The area covered is 284 km2 and the population covered is 148,042. It has a 25.48 km interstate border with Jaridih PS in Bokaro district of Jharkhand.
Transport
SH 4A running from Tulin to Chas Morh (both in Purulia district) passes through Kotshila.
The NSC Bose Gomoh-Hatia line of South Eastern Railway passes through this CD Block and there are stations at Kotshila and Jhalda. The Purulia-Kotshila branch line connects to the NSC Bose Gomoh-Hatia line at Kotshila.
Education
Kotshila Mahavidyalaya at Jiudaru is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University.