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The Kos Minar at Daha, Karnal district, Haryana, is a Mughal-period distance marker built between 1600 and 1699 CE with lakhori bricks bonded with lime mortar. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).

The Kos Minar at Dhadda Khanpur in Jalandhar district of Punjab is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker dating to the seventeenth century. Constructed of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar, it formed part of the Mughal road network along the Agra–Lahore route. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle) and survives in good condition amidst fields.

The Kos Minar at Dode in Tarn Taran district of Punjab is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located in a rural setting. The structure is unprotected and survives in a weathered condition.

Kos Minars or distance pillars were raised to mark the distance travelled; the minars (pillars) were placed at intervals of a kos (a distance of approximately 4.17 km). These are plastered brick structures standing on square platform. Each minar soars from a tapering octagonal base which is separated from the upper circulatory portion by a molding. This kos minar surviving along the Agra-Lahore highway, in Faridabad was possibly erected during the 17th century when Mughal rulers vastly improved this important route. Although not individually especially impressive, they become so when we consider the large territory they once marked.

The Kos Minar at Futtupur, Kurukshetra district of Haryana, is a Mughal-period distance marker built between 1600 and 1699 CE. Constructed of lakhori bricks bonded with lime mortar, the octagonal tower represents the standard Kos Minar type. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).

The Kos Minar at Ganaur, Sonipat district, Haryana, is a Mughal-period distance marker built between 1600 and 1699 CE. Constructed of lakhori bricks bonded with lime mortar, the octagonal tower represents the standard Kos Minar type. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).