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About Kot Village

Kot is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 140 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, 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 Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 140
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
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 52nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1126.

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 71 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 6.4 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 Jutogh 6.4 km
Nearest town Shimla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 27 km
District headquarters Mandi 71 km

Villages closest to Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharmpur 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 302. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Kot village has 140 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kot is Jutogh, about 6.4 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 71 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 Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Jutogh is about 6.4 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Dharmpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanerh (3.5 km), Sari (5.6 km) and Dhar (7.6 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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