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About Kishan Kot Village

Kishan Kot is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 414 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishan Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishan Kot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 414
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kishan Kot compares

By the 2011 count Kishan Kot is the 64th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kishan Kot

Kishan Kot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kishan 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 Kishan Kot from other places

Kishan Kot lies about 31 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 42 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 Kishan Kot
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 7.2 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 7.2 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 31 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 42 km

Villages closest to Kishan Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Kishan Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishan Kot village had a population of 799. That makes it the 64th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Kishan Kot village has 414 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishan Kot has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kishan Kot is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishan Kot covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kishan Kot falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kishan Kot is Dehradun, about 42 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 Kishan Kot.

Kishan Kot is about 31 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishan Kot is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 7.2 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 7.2 km away. Sirmaur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muglawala Kartarpur (under 2 km), Narain Garh (under 2 km) and Bangran (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kishan Kot today is likely to be higher.

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