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About Kathyala Village

Kathyala is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 91 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathyala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathyala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 91
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathyala compares

By the 2011 count Kathyala is the 104th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 206 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, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kathyala

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

Kathyala lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 47 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 Kathyala
Nearest town Sundarnagar 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 47 km

Villages closest to Kathyala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathyala village had a population of 183. That makes it the 104th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Kathyala village has 91 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathyala has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kathyala is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathyala covers 206 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.

Kathyala falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathyala is Summer Hill, about 47 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 village for Kathyala.

Kathyala is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathyala is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 5.3 km away. Thunag is about 23 km away. Mandi is about 24 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 Kathla (under 2 km), Shawan (under 2 km) and D P F Katnalu (2.8 km).

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

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