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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Kot

Kot is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171228**. The 2011 Census counted **408 people in 76 households**, the 29th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 408people (2011)
- 76households
- 69.6%literacy
- 171228PIN code

## Kot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kot is 171228.** Kot falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171228
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025266

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?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)77 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)37 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 **bean and pea**. About 4% of the 190 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, 97 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kot · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**47%

Tap water ****8%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**51%

Use banking services ****73%**

**75%

Television ****39%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****11%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**908

Working population ****30.9%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 65.2% for women. 56% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 13 (10%) · **■** Marginal 113 (90%)

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 Theog

- Balian440 people
- Up Muhal Gaddli437 people
- Palvi436 people
- Bagon Sandhu418 people
- Nahol402 people
- Balowa401 people
- Up Muhal Banyana400 people
- Karana393 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kot?171228
- How far is Kot from Shimla?77 km by road
- What is the population of Kot?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kot in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kot?69.6% (Census 2011)