Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur
# Kishan Kot

Kishan Kot is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173025. The 2011 Census counted 799 people in 162 households, the 64th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 799 people (2011)
- 162 households
- 78.7% literacy
- 173025 PIN code

## Kishan Kot PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kishan Kot is 173025. Kishan Kot falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173025
- Community development block Paonta Sahib
- Census village code 023341

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kishan Kot from nearby towns?
- Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 59 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kishan Kot?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kishan Kot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Behrewala
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Ajauli
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Poanta Sahib
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Poanta Sahib
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 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 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 Kishan Kot known for?

The main crops are sugarcane, wheat and maize. About 92% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kishan Kot

Of every 100 households in Kishan Kot in 2011, 99 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kishan Kot · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 96%
- Toilet within the home 49% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 51% 45%
- Tap water 92% 65%
- Drinking water within premises 32% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 28% 32%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 71% 63%
- Use banking services 90% 76%
- Television 81% 63%
- Mobile phone 60% 65%
- Computer with internet 1% 2%
- Two-wheeler 40% 31%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 7%
- None of these assets 5% 11%
- Own their home 97% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kishan Kot?

■ Kishan Kot · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.7% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 930 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1057 928
- Working population 25.8% 41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 67.8% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 49 (24%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 141 (68%) · ■ Marginal 14 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Paonta Sahib
- Kansar 896 people
- Bain Kuan 889 people
- Tauru 889 people
- Gulab Garh 888 people
- Akal Garh 780 people
- Kanhu Wala 773 people
- Bhungarni 762 people
- Majri Paharuwala 708 people

All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kishan Kot? 173025
- How far is Kishan Kot from Nahan? 59 km by road
- What is the population of Kishan Kot? 799 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kishan Kot in? Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kishan Kot? 78.7% (Census 2011)

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