Situated at an altitude of 1800 m, Kotkhai is a beautiful village with fine traditional architecture, splendidly located amidst apple orchards. It covers nearly 23,500 hectares of land. The delicious golden variety apples of Kotkhai is famous. Hatkoti and Rohru are nearby places of interest.
Kotkhai is on the Shimla-Hatkoti route, around 105 km from Shimla.