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About Kathena Village

Kathena is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 76 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathena village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 76
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
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 Kathena compares

By the 2011 count Kathena is the 300th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kathena

Kathena is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kathena 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 Kathena from other places

Kathena lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 4.7 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 Kathena
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 4.7 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km

Villages closest to Kathena

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 Kathena

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathena village had a population of 154. That makes it the 300th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kathena village has 76 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathena has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kathena is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathena covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kathena is Palampur Himachal, about 4.7 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 Kathena.

Kathena is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathena is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 3.8 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 4.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajnali (under 2 km), Dhurehr (under 2 km) and Nagehr (under 2 km).

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

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