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About Kathahru Village

Kathahru is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 97 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176085, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathahru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathahru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176085
Area (hectares) 15.39 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 97
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kathahru compares

By the 2011 count Kathahru is the 275th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 15.39 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kathahru

Kathahru 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 Kathahru 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 Kathahru from other places

Kathahru lies about 54 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kathyaru, about under 2 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 Kathahru
Nearest railway station Kathyaru under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 27 km
Nearest town Mandi 38 km
District headquarters Kangra 54 km

Villages closest to Kathahru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathahru village had a population of 196. That makes it the 275th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kathahru village has 97 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathahru has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kathahru is 176085. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathahru covers 15.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathahru falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathahru is Kathyaru, about under 2 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 Kathahru.

Kathahru is about 54 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathahru is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Kathyaru is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 27 km away. Mandi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharman (3.0 km), Samba (3.1 km) and Bandhiara (7.9 km).

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

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