Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Amar Kot Amar Kot is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173025. The 2011 Census counted 1,624 people in 357 households, the 21st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 1,624 people (2011) - 357 households - 74.5% literacy - 173025 PIN code ## Amar Kot PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Amar Kot is 173025. Amar Kot falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173025 - Community development block Paonta Sahib - Census village code 023335 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Amar Kot from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 49 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Amar Kot? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Amar Kot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nihal Garh - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Poanta Sahib - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Poanta Sahib - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Amar Kot known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. About 70% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Amar Kot Of every 100 households in Amar Kot in 2011, 99 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Amar Kot · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 96% - Toilet within the home 87% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 12% 45% - Tap water 88% 65% - Drinking water within premises 80% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 47% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 28% 63% - Use banking services 62% 76% - Television 57% 63% - Mobile phone 61% 65% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 30% 31% - Car / jeep / van 10% 7% - None of these assets 15% 11% - Own their home 61% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Amar Kot? ■ Amar Kot · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.5% 76.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 789 901 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 864 928 - Working population 49.7% 41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 67.3% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 29 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 468 (58%) · ■ Marginal 305 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Paonta Sahib - Mohkampur Nawada 1,798 people - Amboa 1,735 people - Tokion 1,724 people - Bhatanwali 1,642 people - Kishan Pura 1,600 people - Kiratpur Bhagwanpur 1,572 people - Gojar Arian 1,417 people - Toka Nagla 1,408 people All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amar Kot? 173025 - How far is Amar Kot from Nahan? 49 km by road - What is the population of Amar Kot? 1,624 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amar Kot in? Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Amar Kot? 74.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/amar-kot/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.