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

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Kot

Kot is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171212**. The 2011 Census counted **93 people in 15 households**, the 135th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 93people (2011)
- 15households
- 87.3%literacy
- 171212PIN code

## Kot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kot is 171212.** Kot falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171212
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023959

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?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)132 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)76 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?

3 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kangal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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
- 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 **wheat, maize and apple**. About 15% of the 111 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, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kot · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****87%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**26%

Use banking services ****67%**

**87%

Television ****67%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**9%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Kumharsain rural average

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

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1657**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**935

Working population ****44.1%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 87.8% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (5%) · **■** Other work 5 (12%) · **■** Marginal 34 (83%)

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 Kumharsain

- Ropa101 people
- Halyana98 people
- Jhunjan94 people
- Dheongli93 people
- Naula93 people
- Devali Dhar79 people
- Majrog79 people
- Bagain78 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kot?171212
- How far is Kot from Shimla?132 km by road
- What is the population of Kot?93 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kot in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kot?87.3% (Census 2011)