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About Kot Village

Kot is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 15 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, 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 Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 13.02 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 15
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 13.02 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 993.

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 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
Nearest town Sundarnagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 27 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 Padhar 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 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Kot village has 15 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 13.02 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 Padhar 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 <5 km distance 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 Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 18 km away. Padhar is about 27 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 Kampan (3.1 km), Chehar (6.0 km) and Khil (6.2 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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