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

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Village · Shimla, Shimla 

# Kot

Kot is a village in Shimla sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171007**. The 2011 Census counted **104 people in 17 households**, the 247th largest of 540 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.

- 104people (2011)
- 17households
- 76.7%literacy
- 171007PIN code

## Kot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kot is 171007.** Kot falls in Shimla sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171007
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code024707

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?

- Shimla (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)40 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)40 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

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sonthal
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naldera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 **maize, wheat and barley**. About 16% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kot · ■ Shimla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

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

**86%

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

**11%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

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

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**50%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****80%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**76%

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 · ■ Shimla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**950

Working population ****52.9%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 61.5% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (11%) · **■** Marginal 4 (7%)

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 Shimla

- Maluth107 people
- Nalail107 people
- Up-Muhal Manaw107 people
- Dhanul105 people
- Parali104 people
- Kanjail102 people
- Jangal Jatol101 people
- Kakar Bagora101 people

[All 600 villages in Shimla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/shimla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kot?171007
- How far is Kot from Shimla?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kot?104 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kot in?Shimla district (Shimla sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kot?76.7% (Census 2011)