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About Katoh Dhar Village

Katoh Dhar is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 55 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katoh Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katoh Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 55
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
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 Katoh Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Katoh Dhar is the 112th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 979.

Getting to Katoh Dhar

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

Katoh Dhar lies about 33 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 40 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 Katoh Dhar
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 27 km
District headquarters Mandi 33 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 40 km

Villages closest to Katoh Dhar

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 Katoh Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Katoh Dhar village had a population of 116. That makes it the 112th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Katoh Dhar village has 55 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katoh Dhar has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Katoh Dhar is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katoh Dhar covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katoh Dhar falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katoh Dhar is Jutogh, about 40 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 Katoh Dhar.

Katoh Dhar is about 33 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katoh Dhar is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Nihri is about 27 km away. Mandi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Begli Dhar (under 2 km), D P F Bandli Dhar (under 2 km) and D P F Begli Dhar (under 2 km).

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

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