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About Kot Walat Village

Kot Walat is a large village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,309, made up of 1,196 males and 1,113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1200.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Walat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Walat village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182122
Area (hectares) 1200.3 hectares
Population 2,309
Male Population 1,196
Female Population 1,113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot Walat compares

By the 2011 count Kot Walat is the 22nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 1200.3 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kot Walat

Kot Walat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kot Walat as Available within 10+ 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 Walat from other places

Kot Walat lies about 36 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Walat
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 18 km
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 20 km
Nearest town Sāmba 24 km
District headquarters Udhampur 36 km

Villages closest to Kot Walat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Walat village had a population of 2,309. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Kot Walat village has 1,196 males and 1,113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Walat has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Kot Walat is 182122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Walat covers 1200.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kot Walat falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kot Walat is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kot Walat.

Kot Walat is about 36 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Walat is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar is about 18 km away. Chak Dayala is about 20 km away. Sāmba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Blotha Uppralla (under 2 km), Chakahal (under 2 km) and Dalsar (under 2 km).

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

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