About Kateika Village

Kateika is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 124 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kateika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kateika village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	176 hectares
Population	231
Male Population	124
Female Population	107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kateika compares

By the 2011 count Kateika is the 47th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 945.

Getting to Kateika

Kateika is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kateika as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kateika from other places

Kateika lies about 32 km from Shimla. 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 Kateika
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	32 km

Villages closest to Kateika

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

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Common questions about Kateika

As per the Census of India 2011, Kateika village had a population of 231. That makes it the 47th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Kateika village has 124 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kateika has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kateika is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kateika covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kateika falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kateika notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kateika.

Kateika is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kateika is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.