# Kot Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/kot/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Kot Kot is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144523**. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 253 households**, the 79th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,331people (2011) - 253households - 74.2%literacy - 144523PIN code ## Kot PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kot is 144523.** Kot falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144523 - Gram panchayatKot - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code032009 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? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)37 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)10 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? 17 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 · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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**. About 44% of the 445 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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, 93 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kot · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **98% Toilet within the home ****22%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **38% Tap water ****100%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **52% Use banking services ****75%** **84% Television ****74%** **86% Mobile phone ****74%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****37%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **9% None of these assets ****13%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **890 Working population ****30.8%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 67.3% for women. 58% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 150 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 179 (44%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%) 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 Garhshankar - Bhuno1,334 people - Ror Majara1,332 people - Sekhowal1,332 people - Garhi1,331 people - Ibrahimpur1,326 people - Bihran1,299 people - Bahowal1,298 people - Ghagon Roranwali1,295 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kot?144523 - How far is Kot from Hoshiarpur?37 km by road - What is the population of Kot?1,331 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kot in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kot?74.2% (Census 2011)