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About Katoh Village

Katoh is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 193 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175034, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175034
Area (hectares) 34.52 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 193
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
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 34th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 34.52 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

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

How far is Katoh from other places

Katoh lies about 27 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 36 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 Katoh
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 5.5 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 27 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 36 km

Villages closest to Katoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katoh village had a population of 410. That makes it the 34th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Katoh village has 193 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katoh has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Katoh is 175034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katoh covers 34.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katoh falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katoh is Olinda, about 36 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Katoh.

Katoh is about 27 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katoh is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 5.5 km away. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alsogi (under 2 km), Nawani (under 2 km) and Hawani (under 2 km).

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

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