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About Kathog Village

Kathog is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 34 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,206 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176044
Area (hectares) 44.31 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 34
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,206
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathog compares

By the 2011 count Kathog is the 238th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 44.31 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Kathog

Kathog is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathog 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 Kathog from other places

Kathog lies about 28 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 32 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 Kathog
Nearest town Mandi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 18 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 28 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 32 km

Villages closest to Kathog

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhoranj 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 Kathog

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathog village had a population of 75. That makes it the 238th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Kathog village has 34 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathog has about 1206 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Kathog is 176044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathog covers 44.31 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.

Kathog falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathog is Buffer Stop, about 32 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 Kathog.

Kathog is about 28 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathog is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 11 km away. Bhoranj is about 18 km away. Hamirpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhugli (2.1 km), Gujrehra (2.3 km) and Chhattar Kalan (2.3 km).

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

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