# Kot Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Kot

Kot is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176040**. The 2011 Census counted **346 people in 83 households**, the 31st largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 346people (2011)
- 83households
- 87.3%literacy
- 176040PIN code

## Kot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kot is 176040.** Kot falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176040
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017705

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kot from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kot?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Balh Behal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bijhri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kot known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 11% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kot

Of every 100 households in Kot in 2011, 99 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kot · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**17%

Tap water ****99%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**77%

Use banking services ****78%**

**90%

Television ****70%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kot?

■ Kot · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1149**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**885

Working population ****66.8%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 79.8% for women. 63% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (13%) · **■** Marginal 197 (85%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dhatwal

- Ghulera378 people
- Karnera377 people
- Lakho366 people
- Khlawat350 people
- Kachhwin340 people
- Janen335 people
- Kotla335 people
- Ghumarth329 people

[All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kot?176040
- How far is Kot from Hamirpur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Kot?346 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kot in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kot?87.3% (Census 2011)