About Kathiara Village

Kathiara is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 294 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176064, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathiara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176064
Area (hectares)	90.18 hectares
Population	565
Male Population	294
Female Population	271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kathiara compares

By the 2011 count Kathiara is the 93rd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 90.18 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kathiara

Kathiara 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 Kathiara 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathiara from other places

Kathiara lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, 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 Kathiara
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	8.8 km
District headquarters	Kangra	20 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	22 km

Villages closest to Kathiara

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.

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Common questions about Kathiara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathiara village had a population of 565. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kathiara village has 294 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathiara has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kathiara is 176064. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathiara covers 90.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kathiara is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kathiara is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathiara is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 8.8 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.