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About Kot Village

Kot is a small village in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 70 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilaspur Sadar
Pincode 174001
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 70
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot compares

By the 2011 count Kot is the 118th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kot

Kot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kot as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kot from other places

Kot lies about 30 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Akaltara, about 3.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kot
Nearest railway station Akaltara 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilaspur Sadar 30 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot village had a population of 127. That makes it the 118th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Kot village has 70 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 174001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kot falls under Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kot is Akaltara, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kot.

Kot is about 30 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot is in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district. Akaltara is about 3.9 km away. Bilaspur Sadar is about 30 km away. Bilaspur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaon Kothi (under 2 km), Kothi (under 2 km) and Kothi Pura (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kot today is likely to be higher.

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