| Kotla | |
| Other Name: | Shahpur kotla |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Himachal Pradesh#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 32.2333°N 76.0333°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Himachal Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kangra |
| Governing Body: | gram sabha |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 400 |
| Population Total: | 5000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 176205 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 01893 |
| Registration Plate: | HP- 54 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0km (00miles) |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Nurpur |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 50%% |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Kangra |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | gram sabha |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Moderate (Köppen) |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 37°C |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank3 Info Sec2: | 6°C |
Kotla is a small hill town situated on the Pathankot–Dharamshala road, in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is located in the Kangra district.[1] The town is about 45km (28miles) from Pathankot and the same distance from Dharamshala. Its geographical coordinates are 32° 15' 0" North, 76° 2' 0" East.
This hill town is situated in the lap of the Dhauladhar hills, in the Kangra valley of Himachal Pradesh. A hill stream cuts through the town. Across the stream is a 100-year-old bridge connecting the two sides of the town but now a new morden engineering bridge comes in use instead of old one. The town is famous for Kotla Fort, the Bagula Mukhi temple, and a number of additional religious places.
The Dehar Khad stream is an all-season stream, with fresh water coming from the higher Chamba ranges. The stream has a water mill, the ancient water-run Gharat, which is used to make flour from grains. There is another unit which makes local ice cream with the refrigeration machine powered by the flow of river water.
There is a fish tank situated about 5 km from the hill town, in the village of Soldha, which is also an interesting locality. Nearby there is a Tibetan monastery with excellent carvings and a large statue of Buddha. Just 1 km away on the Dharamshala road is Ram Tirath Ashram. Another 1 km further on there is a Hanuman mandir on the roadside. About 3 km from the town of Kotla is the Trilokinath Temple, famous for its natural cave with a Shiva lingam.