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About Katahchi Village

Katahchi is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 233 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katahchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katahchi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 257 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 233
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Katahchi compares

By the 2011 count Katahchi is the 17th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Katahchi

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

Katahchi lies about 38 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 34 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 Katahchi
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 22 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 34 km
District headquarters Mandi 38 km

Villages closest to Katahchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katahchi village had a population of 435. That makes it the 17th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Katahchi village has 233 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katahchi has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Katahchi is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katahchi covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katahchi falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katahchi is Summer Hill, about 34 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 Katahchi.

Katahchi is about 38 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katahchi is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 22 km away. Sundarnagar is about 26 km away. Summer Hill 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 Serkalan (under 2 km), Bithri (under 2 km) and Bhundal (2.1 km).

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

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