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About Kot Village

Kot is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 38 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, 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 Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 33.93 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 38
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 151st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 33.93 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kot

Kot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kot as Available within <5 km distance. 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 16 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 9.4 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 Sonwara 9.4 km
Nearest town Kālka 15 km
District headquarters Solan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 21 km

Villages closest to Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramshahr 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 71. That makes it the 151st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Kot village has 38 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 33.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kot falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kot is Sonwara, about 9.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kot.

Kot is about 16 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 9.4 km away. Kālka is about 15 km away. Solan is about 16 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 Kot Kahi (under 2 km), Jangal Badhal (2.0 km) and Paloha Brahmna (2.1 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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