# Kot Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Kot

Kot is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **168 people in 36 households**, the 74th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 168people (2011)
- 36households
- 76.3%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Kot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kot is 171211.** Kot falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025453

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?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)130 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)30 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nanahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 **potato and maize**. About 16% of the 86 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, 69 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kot · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**58%

Tap water ****39%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**71%

Use banking services ****72%**

**68%

Television ****44%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**11%

Own their home ****69%**

**87%

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 · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1211**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**968

Working population ****74.4%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 74.4% for women. 78% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (21%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 21 (17%)

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 Chaupal

- Bhaulanu179 people
- Dhanout176 people
- Dilmu175 people
- Giau168 people
- Lakha Wati167 people
- Jhikni Pul165 people
- Jawag Chhamrog160 people
- Kuhal159 people

[All 218 villages in Chaupal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kot?171211
- How far is Kot from Shimla?130 km by road
- What is the population of Kot?168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kot in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kot?76.3% (Census 2011)