Skip to main content

About Katlahar Village

Katlahar is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,215, made up of 656 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katlahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katlahar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176051
Area (hectares) 185.61 hectares
Population 1,215
Male Population 656
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katlahar compares

By the 2011 count Katlahar is the 21st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 185.61 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Katlahar

Katlahar 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 Katlahar 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 Katlahar from other places

Katlahar lies about 41 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 7.6 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 Katlahar
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 7.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 41 km

Villages closest to Katlahar

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 Katlahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Katlahar village had a population of 1,215. That makes it the 21st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Katlahar village has 656 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katlahar has about 852 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 Katlahar is 176051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katlahar covers 185.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Katlahar is Nurpur Road, about 7.6 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 Katlahar.

Katlahar is about 41 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katlahar is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 3.5 km away. Nurpur Road is about 7.6 km away. Mamun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baddi Dhar (under 2 km), Ban Bhanghar (under 2 km) and Bhareet (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All