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About Katwandhi Village

Katwandhi is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 142 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katwandhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katwandhi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 64.44 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 142
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Katwandhi compares

By the 2011 count Katwandhi is the 87th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 64.44 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Katwandhi

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

Katwandhi lies about 17 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 48 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 Katwandhi
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 10 km
District headquarters Mandi 17 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 48 km

Villages closest to Katwandhi

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 Katwandhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Katwandhi village had a population of 282. That makes it the 87th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Katwandhi village has 142 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katwandhi has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Katwandhi is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katwandhi covers 64.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Katwandhi is Buffer Stop, about 48 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 Katwandhi.

Katwandhi is about 17 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katwandhi is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 10 km away. Mandi is about 17 km away. Buffer Stop is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batoli (under 2 km), D P F Daran (under 2 km) and Daran (under 2 km).

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

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