About Kot Village

Kot is one of the larger villages in Jammu tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,561, made up of 6,339 males and 5,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1385.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Jammu
Pincode	181123
Area (hectares)	1385.7 hectares
Population	11,561
Male Population	6,339
Female Population	5,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	824
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot compares

By the 2011 count Kot is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 918 residents. Its 1385.7 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kot

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

Kot lies about 22 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 25 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 town	Akhnūr	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jammu	22 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	25 km

Villages closest to Kot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot village had a population of 11,561. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 918 residents.

Kot village has 6,339 males and 5,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 181123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 1385.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kot falls under Jammu tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kot is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 25 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 Kot.

Kot is about 22 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot is in Jammu tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 4.2 km away. Jammu is about 22 km away. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.