About Kot Shamir Village

Kot Shamir is one of the larger villages in Bathinda tehsil, in the district of Bathinda, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,945, made up of 5,821 males and 5,124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4607 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Shamir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Shamir village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Bathinda
Tehsil	Bathinda
Pincode	151001
Area (hectares)	4607 hectares
Population	10,945
Male Population	5,821
Female Population	5,124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot Shamir compares

By the 2011 count Kot Shamir is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,366 residents. Its 4607 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kot Shamir

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

Kot Shamir lies about 13 km from Bathinda, and the nearest railway station is Kattar Singh Wala, about 5.5 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 Shamir
Nearest railway station	Kattar Singh Wala	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bathinda	13 km

Villages closest to Kot Shamir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Shamir village had a population of 10,945. 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 3,366 residents.

Kot Shamir village has 5,821 males and 5,124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Shamir has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kot Shamir is 151001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Shamir covers 4607 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kot Shamir falls under Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kot Shamir is Kattar Singh Wala, about 5.5 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 Shamir.

Kot Shamir is about 13 km from Bathinda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Shamir is in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district. Kattar Singh Wala is about 5.5 km away. Bathinda is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.