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About Kot Village

Kot is a mid sized village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 315 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175028, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175028
Area (hectares) 76.49 hectares
Population 635
Male Population 315
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 29th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 76.49 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

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 35 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 35 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 Chachyot 16 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 18 km
District headquarters Mandi 35 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 35 km

Villages closest to Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chachyot 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 635. That makes it the 29th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Kot village has 315 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 175028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 76.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kot falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kot is Summer Hill, about 35 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 35 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 16 km away. Sundarnagar is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Gadon Nal (3.1 km), D P F Bara (3.6 km) and D P F Odi (4.2 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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