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About Kot Khas Village

Kot Khas is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 114 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 78.43 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 114
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kot Khas compares

By the 2011 count Kot Khas is the 59th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 78.43 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kot Khas

Kot Khas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kot Khas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kot Khas from other places

Kot Khas lies about 5.7 km from Solan, 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 Khas
Nearest railway station Barog 3.0 km
District headquarters Solan 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 12 km

Villages closest to Kot Khas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Khas village had a population of 219. That makes it the 59th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Kot Khas village has 114 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Khas has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kot Khas is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Khas covers 78.43 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 Khas falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kot Khas is Barog, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kot Khas.

Kot Khas is about 5.7 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Khas is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Barog is about 3.0 km away. Solan is about 5.7 km away. Kasauli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotbeja (under 2 km), Katal (1.5 km) and Kathal (1.5 km).

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

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