Kotshila | |
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Village | |
Location in West Bengal, India | |
Coordinates: 23°24′22.0″N 86°04′12.0″E / 23.406111°N 86.070000°ECoordinates: 23°24′22.0″N 86°04′12.0″E / 23.406111°N 86.070000°E | |
Country |
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State | West Bengal |
District | Purulia |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,452 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 723213 (Jiudaru) |
Telephone code | 03254 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Purulia |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Joypur |
Website | purulia |
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.
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).
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.
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.
Kotshila Mahavidyalaya at Jiudaru is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University.