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This Kos Minar is a seventeenth century Mughal-period distance marker located in agricultural fields to the west of Karamjitpur village in Kapurthala district of Punjab. The structure has an octagonal base with a tapering cylindrical shaft and is built of lakhori bricks. The monument is unprotected and survives in a deteriorated condition, with exposed brickwork and extensive overgrowth of peepal and banyan roots; a small well is located nearby.

A Mughal-period distance marker located at Kiraoli in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. Probably constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle).

A Mughal-period distance marker located about 120 metres north of the Grand Trunk Road at Kitham, Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. Probably constructed in the 17th century CE, the octagonal structure is built of lakhori bricks with lime mortar and plaster. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle).

The Kos Minar at Kiwana, Panipat district, Haryana, is a Mughal-period structure dating to c. 1600–1699 CE. Constructed of lakhori bricks with lime mortar, the monument is protected and maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).

A Mughal-period distance marker located along National Highway 44 (Old Grand Trunk Road), southeast of Kohand, Karnal, Haryana. Probably constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks with rubble masonry and lime mortar, and stands on a brick platform with a ring moulding between the octagonal base and cylindrical shaft. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle) and remains well maintained, with no major structural damage observed, though its base now lies below the present ground level.

The Kos Minar at Kot Kachhwa Kalan, Ambala district, Haryana, is a Mughal-period distance marker built between 1600 and 1699 CE with lakhori bricks bonded with lime mortar. The structure is unprotected and now largely in ruins, with only remnants of brickwork surviving.