# Kot Village, Thanamandi, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Thanamandi, Rajouri 

# Kot

Kot is a village in Thanamandi sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185212**. The 2011 Census counted **2,480 people in 556 households**, the 13th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 2,480people (2011)
- 556households
- 71.1%literacy
- 185212PIN code

## Kot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kot is 185212.** Kot falls in Thanamandi sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185212
- Gram panchayatKot
- Community development blockThanamandi
- Census village code001290

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?

- Thanamandi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)15 km by road
- Thanamandi (nearest town)4 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 7 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, paddy and maize**. Products made here include chain stich. About 51% of the 478 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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, 88 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kot · ■ Thanamandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**85%

Tap water ****18%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**83%

Use banking services ****58%**

**48%

Television ****35%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Thanamandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**863

Working population ****30.0%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 60.5% for women. 42% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 274 (37%) · **■** Marginal 337 (45%)

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 Thanamandi

- Mangota2,839 people
- Laha2,820 people
- Dodarsan Bala2,703 people
- Bhattian2,510 people
- Alal2,267 people
- Manhal2,249 people
- Palangar2,240 people
- Samsamat2,003 people

[All 32 villages in Thanamandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/thanamandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kot?185212
- How far is Kot from Rajouri?15 km by road
- What is the population of Kot?2,480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kot in?Rajouri district (Thanamandi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kot?71.1% (Census 2011)
