Sherkotla, Kathua
Sherkotla is a village located in the Kathua Tehsil of Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Kathua block and comes under Sahar Halqa Panchayat.
As on April 2025, the current population of Sherkotla is 630 out of which 329 are males and rest 301 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 915 females per 1000 males. There are around 80 teenagers in Sherkotla. It has literacy rate of 55% which means around 346 persons can read and write. Total 227 people belonging to scheduled caste and 79 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 142 households in Sherkotla, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 159. The pincode of Sherkotla is 184104 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Mini Sectt Kathua Sub Post office
- Changran Branch Post office
- Janglote Branch Post office
- Kothera Branch Post office
- Logate Branch Post office
Schools
Sherkotla has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Mount Litera Zee School
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Kathua
- Rigveda Convent School Lachhipur
- Higher Secondary School Jakhbar
- Nav Adarsh Acedemy (10+2) Kathua
Banks
Sherkotla has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.