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About Kot Village

Kot is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 221 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173216, 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 Junga
Pincode 173216
Area (hectares) 178.74 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 221
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 8th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 178.74 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

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 28 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 3.0 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 Barog 3.0 km
Nearest town Solan 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Junga 21 km
District headquarters Shimla 28 km

Villages closest to Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Junga 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 445. That makes it the 8th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Kot village has 221 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 173216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 178.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kot is Barog, about 3.0 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 28 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 Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Barog is about 3.0 km away. Solan is about 5.7 km away. Junga is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Manun (7.9 km), Katola (11 km) and Kyana (12 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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