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About Kot Hair Village

Kot Hair is a large village in Shangus tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,593, made up of 1,877 males and 1,716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Hair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Hair village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Shangus
Pincode 192201
Area (hectares) 352.5 hectares
Population 3,593
Male Population 1,877
Female Population 1,716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot Hair compares

By the 2011 count Kot Hair is the 5th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents. Its 352.5 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Kot Hair

Kot Hair is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kot Hair as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kot Hair from other places

Kot Hair lies about 26 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Banihal, about 5.8 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 Hair
Nearest railway station Banihal 5.8 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shangus 25 km
District headquarters Anantnag 26 km

Villages closest to Kot Hair

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Hair village had a population of 3,593. That makes it the 5th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents.

Kot Hair village has 1,877 males and 1,716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Hair has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Kot Hair is 192201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Hair covers 352.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kot Hair falls under Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kot Hair is Banihal, about 5.8 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 village for Kot Hair.

Kot Hair is about 26 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Hair is in Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district. Banihal is about 5.8 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 9.8 km away. Shangus is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakil Pora (20 km), Andoora (22 km) and Ogje Balan (24 km).

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

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