# Kot Village, Gairsain, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Kot

Kot is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **618 people in 162 households**, the 22nd largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 618people (2011)
- 162households
- 80.7%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kot

Of every 100 households in Kot in 2011, 84 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kot · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**46%

Tap water ****98%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**79%

Use banking services ****98%**

**93%

Television ****58%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****64%**

**91%

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 · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**920

Working population ****46.6%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 66.3% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 147 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 112 (39%) · **■** Marginal 28 (10%)

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 Gairsain

- Parawari643 people
- Majyari Malli635 people
- Maikholi634 people
- Mehargaon624 people
- Malai580 people
- Silanga/Silangi578 people
- Kirasal552 people
- Farakande Talli551 people

[All 234 villages in Gairsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/gairsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kot?618 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kot in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kot?80.7% (Census 2011)