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About Kathiyun Village

Kathiyun is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24, made up of 10 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathiyun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathiyun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171303
Area (hectares) 17 hectares
Population 24
Male Population 10
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
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 Kathiyun compares

By the 2011 count Kathiyun is the 361st largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kathiyun

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

Kathiyun lies about 34 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, 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 Kathiyun
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 15 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 19 km
District headquarters Mandi 34 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 36 km

Villages closest to Kathiyun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathiyun village had a population of 24. That makes it the 361st largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kathiyun village has 10 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathiyun has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kathiyun is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathiyun covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathiyun falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathiyun is Summer Hill, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kathiyun.

Kathiyun is about 34 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathiyun is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 15 km away. Sundarnagar is about 19 km away. Mandi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Kandhi (2.1 km), Kandhi (2.1 km) and Kandhi Iii (2.1 km).

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

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