About Kathiyana Village

Kathiyana is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 44 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathiyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathiyana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	25 hectares
Population	76
Male Population	44
Female Population	32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	727
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathiyana compares

By the 2011 count Kathiyana is the 129th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kathiyana

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

Kathiyana lies about 28 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 Kathiyana
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	18 km
District headquarters	Shimla	28 km

Villages closest to Kathiyana

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 Kathiyana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathiyana village had a population of 76. That makes it the 129th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Kathiyana village has 44 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathiyana has about 727 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 Kathiyana is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathiyana covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kathiyana 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 10+ km distance for Kathiyana.

Kathiyana is about 28 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathiyana is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.