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About Katal Village

Katal is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 117 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 84.9 hectares
Population 211
Male Population 117
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katal compares

By the 2011 count Katal is the 221st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 84.9 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Katal

Katal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Katal from other places

Katal lies about 39 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 15 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 Katal
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Talara 15 km
Nearest town Chamba 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 39 km

Villages closest to Katal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katal village had a population of 211. That makes it the 221st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Katal village has 117 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katal has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Katal is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katal covers 84.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katal falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katal is Talara, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katal.

Katal is about 39 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katal is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 11 km away. Talara is about 15 km away. Chamba is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathi Dhar (2.3 km), Dhalaina (2.4 km) and Basa Dabialan (3.0 km).

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

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