About Kota Village

Kota is a mid sized village in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,672, made up of 879 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1036 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kota village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Shalai
Pincode	173027
Area (hectares)	1036 hectares
Population	1,672
Male Population	879
Female Population	793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kota compares

By the 2011 count Kota is the 8th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 1036 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Kota

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

Kota lies about 31 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 49 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 Kota
Tehsil headquarters	Shalai	4.8 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	30 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	31 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	49 km

Villages closest to Kota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shalai 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 Kota

As per the Census of India 2011, Kota village had a population of 1,672. That makes it the 8th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Kota village has 879 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kota has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Kota is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kota covers 1036 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kota falls under Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kota is Dehradun, about 49 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 Kota.

Kota 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.

Kota is in Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shalai is about 4.8 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 30 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.