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About Kot Village

Kot is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 52 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,288 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249123
Area (hectares) 79.51 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 52
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,288
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 81st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 79.51 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1266.

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 16 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Jakhnidhar 10 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 16 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 24 km

Villages closest to Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakhnidhar 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 119. That makes it the 81st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Kot village has 52 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 1288 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 249123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 79.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kot falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kot is Rishikesh, about 24 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 16 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 10 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothiya (under 2 km), Sandankot (under 2 km) and Lawaigaon (2.2 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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