# Kot Village, Junga, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Junga, Shimla 

# Kot

Kot is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173216**. The 2011 Census counted **445 people in 82 households**, the 8th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 445people (2011)
- 82households
- 82.7%literacy
- 173216PIN code

## Kot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kot is 173216.** Kot falls in Junga sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173216
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024841

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?

- Junga (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)29 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)29 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?

7 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Junga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Junga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 barley**. About 17% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

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, 95 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Kot · ■ Junga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**39%

Tap water ****100%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**73%

Use banking services ****96%**

**81%

Television ****82%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**8%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**89%

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 · ■ Junga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****677**

**1036

Working population ****65.2%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 77.3% for women. 64% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 239 (82%) · **■** Other work 51 (18%)

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 Junga

- Dublu561 people
- Chikhar545 people
- Bharandi498 people
- Parthanabad447 people
- Ruhalthi432 people
- Nohan403 people
- Traie376 people
- Lakhoti364 people

[All 65 villages in Junga](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/junga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kot?173216
- How far is Kot from Shimla?29 km by road
- What is the population of Kot?445 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kot in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kot?82.7% (Census 2011)