Kotkasim

Kot Kasim City (Airport city)
कोट कासिम (Airport City)
(City Kotkasim (NCR)
Kot Kasim City (Airport city)

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 but it dominated by jatts.[1]

Geography

Kot Kasim (airport City) 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). Kotkasim (NCR)

Location

Kot Kasim City 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, Gurgaon,Manesar,Kishangarh, Dharuhera, Bhiwadi, Tijara and Alwar.

Demography

Kotkasim was a City with population of under 28,000 in 2001 census. Now the city has population of around 55000 (Fifty five thousand persons), mainly Jatss, ahirs, Lakheras and other castes.[2]

Villages near Kot Kasim are JORIA (8 km) Harsauli(27 km) Budhibawal(12 km) Katopur(10 km) Nasopur(12 km) 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), Beelaheri (4 km), Narwas (4.2 km)Kheri(7km)

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

References

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