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About Kathaun Village

Kathaun is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 106 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,453 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathaun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 91.85 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 106
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,453
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathaun compares

By the 2011 count Kathaun is the 33rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 91.85 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Kathaun

Kathaun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathaun as Available within village. 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 Kathaun from other places

Kathaun lies about 53 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 28 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 Kathaun
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 35 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km
District headquarters Mandi 53 km

Villages closest to Kathaun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Kathaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathaun village had a population of 260. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kathaun village has 106 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathaun has about 1453 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Kathaun is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathaun covers 91.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathaun falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathaun is Amb Andaura, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Kathaun.

Kathaun is about 53 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathaun is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Amb Andaura is about 28 km away. Lad Bharol is about 35 km away. Nangal is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dibdyaun (5.2 km), Beru (6.4 km) and Siun (6.4 km).

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

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