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About Kathla Village

Kathla is a mid sized village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 339 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175029
Area (hectares) 211.52 hectares
Population 644
Male Population 339
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Kathla compares

By the 2011 count Kathla is the 26th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 211.52 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kathla

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

Kathla lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 47 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 Kathla
Nearest town Sundarnagar 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 9.8 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 47 km

Villages closest to Kathla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathla village had a population of 644. That makes it the 26th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Kathla village has 339 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathla has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kathla is 175029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathla covers 211.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathla falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathla is Summer Hill, about 47 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 Kathla.

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

Kathla is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 5.3 km away. Chachyot is about 9.8 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotla Khanula (2.2 km), Delag Tikri (2.4 km) and Bassa (3.8 km).

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

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