Kotla Nihang Khan is a suburb town of Ropar city in Punjab, India.

[1] Kotla Nihang Khan is also a major archeological site associated with the Bronze Age Indus Valley civilization, dating to the 3300-1300 BCE period.

Several underground structures, including a furnace dating to the Bronze Age, were unearthed here.

[2] Kotla Nihang Khan's initial settlement has been dated to 2200 BCE based on analysis of excavated artifacts.

This is believed to indicate coexistence or a transition between the original Harappan inhabitants and the later Baran settlers at the settlement.