Kotha may refer to several places:Kotha, Jalandhar, Punjab, India Kotha, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Kotha, Punjab, India In India kotha, from Hindi, also refers to a brothel, see prostitution in India; the literal meaning is rooftop and is still used for the same especially in and around Lucknow, since tawaifs (courtesans) used to practice music and dance on the balcony/rooftop (kotha) this word became a type of synonym to a brothel