About Kathet Village

Kathet is a mid sized village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 400 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathet village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Sihunta
Pincode	176207
Area (hectares)	450 hectares
Population	783
Male Population	400
Female Population	383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathet compares

By the 2011 count Kathet is the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 450 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Kathet

Kathet is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathet as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathet from other places

Kathet lies about 25 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kathet
Tehsil headquarters	Sihunta	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Talara	17 km
District headquarters	Chamba	25 km

Villages closest to Kathet

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sihunta tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kathet

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathet village had a population of 783. That makes it the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Kathet village has 400 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathet has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Kathet is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathet covers 450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathet falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathet is Talara, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kathet.

Kathet is about 25 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathet is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 8.2 km away. Talara is about 17 km away. Chamba is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.