Skip to main content

About Kot Village

Kot is a mid sized village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,495, made up of 676 males and 819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,212 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591254, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Hukeri
Pincode 591254
Area (hectares) 461.27 hectares
Population 1,495
Male Population 676
Female Population 819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,212
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kot compares

By the 2011 count Kot is the 80th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 461.27 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Kot

Kot is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kot 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kot from other places

Kot lies about 47 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Gokak Road, about 6.4 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 Gokak Road 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Hukeri 9.0 km
District headquarters Belgaum 47 km

Villages closest to Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hukeri 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 1,495. That makes it the 80th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Kot village has 676 males and 819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 1212 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 591254. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 461.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kot falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kot is Gokak Road, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kot.

Kot is about 47 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Gokak Road is about 6.4 km away. Hukeri is about 9.0 km away. Belgaum is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotabagi (under 2 km), Gudas (2.5 km) and Shiragaon (3.2 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All