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About Kot Was Village

Kot Was is a mid sized village in Hindaun tehsil, in the district of Karauli, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,813, made up of 979 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Was Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Was village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Karauli
Tehsil Hindaun
Pincode 322236
Area (hectares) 397.19 hectares
Population 1,813
Male Population 979
Female Population 834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kot Was compares

By the 2011 count Kot Was is the 68th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 397.19 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 854.

Getting to Kot Was

Kot Was is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kot Was as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Was from other places

Kot Was lies about 25 km from Karauli, and the nearest railway station is Hindaun City, about 12 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 Was
Tehsil headquarters Hindaun 10 km
Nearest railway station Hindaun City 12 km
District headquarters Karauli 25 km

Villages closest to Kot Was

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Was village had a population of 1,813. That makes it the 68th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Kot Was village has 979 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Was has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 854.

The pincode recorded for Kot Was is 322236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Was covers 397.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kot Was falls under Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kot Was is Hindaun City, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kot Was.

Kot Was is about 25 km from Karauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Was is in Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district. Hindaun is about 10 km away. Hindaun City is about 12 km away. Karauli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagar (2.1 km), Khareta (2.6 km) and Khana Ka (2.9 km).

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

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