Kotkasim

Kot Kasim कोट कासिम
(City)
Kot Kasim Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates: 28°02′N 76°43′E / 28.03°N 76.72°E / 28.03; 76.72Coordinates: 28°02′N 76°43′E / 28.03°N 76.72°E / 28.03; 76.72
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Elevation	263 m (863 ft)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	301702
Telephone code	01460
Sex ratio	♂/♀
Website	alwar.nic.in

Kot Kasim (Hindi: कोट कासिम) is a small town in Alwar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is also a tehsil. Its original name was Kot Qāsim (Qasim's Fort) but it is now spelt as Kot Kasim. Kotkasim comes under Ahirwal and is dominated by Ahirs.^[1]

Geography

Kot Kasim is situated at latitude 28° 01' 45" N and longitude 76° 43' 15" E in northern part of Alwar district of Rajasthan at an elevation of 263 metres (863 ft).

Location

Kot Kasim town is located in the National Capital Region, 125 kilometres (78 mi) south of Delhi, 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of state capital Jaipur, 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Alwar city, 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Rewari city, 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Dharuhera, 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Bhiwadi and 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Tijara, another town in Alwar district.

It is easily reached from NH8 (Delhi-Jaipur-Mumbai highway) via GarhiBolni village. Regular buses connect Kot Kasim to Rewari, Dharuhera, Bhiwadi, Tijara and Alwar.

Demography

Kotkasim was a village with population of under 1,000 in 2001 census. Now the town has population of a few thousand persons, mainly Jatss, Ahirs, Lakheras and other castes.^[2]

Villages near Kot Kasim are Ladpur (1.6 km), Gheekaka (1.8 km), Kanharka (2.3 km), Shri Chand Pura (4.4 km), Pur (4.4 km), Baghana (6.0 km), Gunsar (7.4 km ),Neemlaka (6.02)

Other villages with the same postal code (301702) are Pur, Ujoli, Ladpur, Ikrotiya, Palpur.^[3]

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