About Sokani Da Kot Village

Sokani Da Kot is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,576, made up of 797 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sokani Da Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokani Da Kot village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176218
Area (hectares)	49.02 hectares
Population	1,576
Male Population	797
Female Population	779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sokani Da Kot compares

By the 2011 count Sokani Da Kot is the 10th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 49.02 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sokani Da Kot

Sokani Da Kot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sokani Da Kot as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sokani Da Kot from other places

Sokani Da Kot lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 10 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 Sokani Da Kot
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	5.3 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Nagrota	10 km
District headquarters	Kangra	16 km

Villages closest to Sokani Da Kot

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

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Common questions about Sokani Da Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokani Da Kot village had a population of 1,576. That makes it the 10th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Sokani Da Kot village has 797 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokani Da Kot has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sokani Da Kot is 176218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sokani Da Kot covers 49.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sokani Da Kot falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sokani Da Kot is Nagrota, about 10 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 village for Sokani Da Kot.

Sokani Da Kot is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sokani Da Kot is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 5.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 5.3 km away. Nagrota is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.