About Kot Village

Kot is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 76 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, 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	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	86 hectares
Population	168
Male Population	76
Female Population	92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,211
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot compares

By the 2011 count Kot is the 73rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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 10+ 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 48 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 38 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	Chaupal	24 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	28 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	38 km
District headquarters	Shimla	48 km

Villages closest to Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaupal 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 168. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Kot village has 76 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kot falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kot is Salogra, about 38 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 10+ km distance for Kot.

Kot is about 48 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 24 km away. Nāhan is about 28 km away. Salogra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.