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About Mahlpat Katocha Village

Mahlpat Katocha is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 104 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahlpat Katocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahlpat Katocha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 33.77 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 104
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahlpat Katocha compares

By the 2011 count Mahlpat Katocha is the 130th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 33.77 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Mahlpat Katocha

Mahlpat Katocha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahlpat Katocha 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahlpat Katocha from other places

Mahlpat Katocha lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 3.1 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 Mahlpat Katocha
Nearest railway station Ahju 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 4.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 40 km

Villages closest to Mahlpat Katocha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath 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 Mahlpat Katocha

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahlpat Katocha village had a population of 216. That makes it the 130th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Mahlpat Katocha village has 104 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahlpat Katocha has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Mahlpat Katocha is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahlpat Katocha covers 33.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahlpat Katocha falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahlpat Katocha is Ahju, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Mahlpat Katocha is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahlpat Katocha is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Ahju is about 3.1 km away. Baijnath is about 4.5 km away. Kangra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pat (under 2 km), Patel Nagar (under 2 km) and Bag (under 2 km).

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

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