About Kot Village

Kot is a large village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,888, made up of 1,474 males and 1,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mayureswar I
Pincode	731216
Area (hectares)	47.47 hectares
Population	2,888
Male Population	1,474
Female Population	1,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot compares

By the 2011 count Kot is the 12th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 47.47 hectares work out to about 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 16 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
Nearest railway station	Chatra	16 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayureswar I	21 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	21 km

Villages closest to Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 2,888. That makes it the 12th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Kot village has 1,474 males and 1,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kot is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot covers 47.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kot falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kot is Chatra, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kot.

Kot is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 16 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Mayureswar I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.