About Kathla Village

Kathla is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 150 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Sihunta
Pincode	176207
Area (hectares)	154.59 hectares
Population	288
Male Population	150
Female Population	138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
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 Kathla compares

By the 2011 count Kathla is the 53rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 154.59 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Kathla

Kathla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathla 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 Kathla from other places

Kathla lies about 29 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 22 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 Kathla
Tehsil headquarters	Sihunta	6.7 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	17 km
Nearest railway station	Jawanwala Shahr	22 km
District headquarters	Chamba	29 km

Villages closest to Kathla

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 Kathla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathla village had a population of 288. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Kathla village has 150 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathla has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

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

Kathla covers 154.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kathla is Jawanwala Shahr, about 22 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 Kathla.

Kathla is about 29 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathla is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 6.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 17 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.