About Sher Kot Village

Sher Kot is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,085, made up of 550 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sher Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sher Kot village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193224
Area (hectares)	103.6 hectares
Population	1,085
Male Population	550
Female Population	535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sher Kot compares

By the 2011 count Sher Kot is the 99th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 103.6 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Sher Kot

Sher Kot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sher 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. The nearest villages by name are Shanu, Shat Gund Bala, Shatgund Pain and Shati Gam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sher Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Sher Kot village had a population of 1,085. That makes it the 99th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Sher Kot village has 550 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sher Kot has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Sher Kot is 193224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sher Kot covers 103.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sher Kot falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Sher Kot notes the nearest railway station 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 Sher Kot.

Sher Kot is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.