About Kot Village

Kot is a mid sized village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 319 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246486, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246486
Area (hectares)	47.96 hectares
Population	618
Male Population	319
Female Population	299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot compares

By the 2011 count Kot is the 22nd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 47.96 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Kot

Kot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kot from other places

Kot lies about 20 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 96 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
District headquarters	Chamoli	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gairsain	20 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	54 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	96 km

Villages closest to Kot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot village had a population of 618. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Kot village has 319 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 246486. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 47.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kot falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kot is Ramnagar, about 96 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.

Kot is about 20 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 20 km away. Gairsain is about 20 km away. Srīnagar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.