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About Kathiari Village

Kathiari is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 103 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathiari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 175207
Area (hectares) 226.59 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 103
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathiari compares

By the 2011 count Kathiari is the 66th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 226.59 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Kathiari

Kathiari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathiari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kathiari from other places

Kathiari lies about 21 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 24 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 Kathiari
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 7.7 km
District headquarters Chamba 21 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 24 km

Villages closest to Kathiari

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.

Common questions about Kathiari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathiari village had a population of 195. That makes it the 66th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Kathiari village has 103 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathiari has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Kathiari is 175207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathiari covers 226.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kathiari is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kathiari.

Kathiari is about 21 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathiari is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 7.7 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumharka (2.4 km), Bhujjal (2.5 km) and Gumrahr (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kathiari today is likely to be higher.

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