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About Kot Village

Kot is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 8 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246275
Area (hectares) 18.16 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 8
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot compares

By the 2011 count Kot is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 18.16 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Kot

Kot is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kot 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 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 32 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 43 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
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 18 km
Nearest town Pauri 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 43 km

Villages closest to Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in THALISAIN 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 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Kot village has 8 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 18.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kot falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kot is Kotdwara, about 43 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kot.

Kot is about 32 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 18 km away. Pauri is about 20 km away. Garhwal is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandaili (2.2 km), Amkulaou Or Amkumaou (3.3 km) and Thakulsari Badi (3.3 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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