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A Mughal-period distance marker located in agricultural fields about 150 metres west of the Grand Trunk Road, with Kotwan village to its north, in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. Probably constructed in the 17th century CE, the octagonal structure is built of lakhori bricks with lime mortar and plaster and stands on a low square platform, with merlons on the octagonal base and small square openings on its surface. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle).

This Kos Minar in Ludhiana district of Punjab, is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker. Constructed in the seventeenth century, it is built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle) and survives in good condition.

The Kos Minar at Machhonda, Ambala district, Haryana, is a Mughal-period structure dating to c. 1600–1699 CE. Constructed of lakhori bricks with lime mortar, the monument is currently unprotected.

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

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 survives in a good condition on the 17th century Agra - Lahore road between Nakodar and Mahlian Kalan.

A Mughal-period distance marker located at Mahuar 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).