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About Kot Village

Kot is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 128 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 170.31 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 128
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot compares

By the 2011 count Kot is the 98th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 170.31 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Kot

Kot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kot as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 23 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 31 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 Champawat 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 24 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 31 km
Nearest town Almora 32 km

Villages closest to Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lohaghat 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 267. That makes it the 98th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Kot village has 128 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 170.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kot falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kot is Kathgodam, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kot.

Kot is about 23 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 23 km away. Lohaghat is about 24 km away. Kathgodam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chelkot (under 2 km), Kalakot (under 2 km) and Kanakot (under 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.

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