About Katoh Village

Katoh is a mid sized village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 301 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katoh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177043
Area (hectares)	386.37 hectares
Population	568
Male Population	301
Female Population	267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katoh compares

By the 2011 count Katoh is the 9th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 386.37 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Katoh

Katoh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katoh 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jhikli Bharoli, Kaleshwar, Kaloha Nichla and Kaloha Uparla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Katoh

As per the Census of India 2011, Katoh village had a population of 568. That makes it the 9th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Katoh village has 301 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katoh has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Katoh is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katoh covers 386.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katoh falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Katoh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Katoh is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.