About Kot Village

Kot is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 79 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,266 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dhira
Pincode	176084
Area (hectares)	46.45 hectares
Population	179
Male Population	79
Female Population	100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,266
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot compares

By the 2011 count Kot is the 51st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 46.45 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1176.

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 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 Kot from other places

Kot lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 2.3 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	Panchrukhi	2.3 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhira	30 km
District headquarters	Kangra	30 km

Villages closest to Kot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot village had a population of 179. That makes it the 51st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Kot village has 79 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 1266 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 176084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 46.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kot falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kot is Panchrukhi, about 2.3 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 Kot.

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

Kot is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 2.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 30 km away. Dhira is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.