About Kot Village

Kot is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 144 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, 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	Nurpur
Pincode	176200
Area (hectares)	105.24 hectares
Population	297
Male Population	144
Female Population	153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot compares

By the 2011 count Kot is the 179th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 105.24 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 39 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, 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 Kot
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Talara	10 km
Nearest town	Mamun	24 km
District headquarters	Kangra	39 km

Villages closest to Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 297. That makes it the 179th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Kot village has 144 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 105.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kot is Talara, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kot.

Kot is about 39 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 Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 6.6 km away. Talara is about 10 km away. Mamun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.