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About Kot Village

Kot is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 181 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,166 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249131, 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 Tehri
Pincode 249131
Area (hectares) 218.79 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 181
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,166
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 the 65th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 218.79 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1154.

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 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 8.7 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 30 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 Tehri 8.7 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 30 km

Villages closest to Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tehri 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 392. That makes it the 65th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Kot village has 181 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 1166 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 249131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 218.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kot is Rishikesh, about 30 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 10+ km distance for Kot.

Kot is about 8.7 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 Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 8.7 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 8.7 km away. Rishikesh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dikhol Gaon Udaikot (under 2 km), Jaskot (under 2 km) and Khand Birkot (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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