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About Katont Village

Katont is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 51 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katont Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katont village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 51
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katont compares

By the 2011 count Katont is the 112th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Katont

Katont is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katont as Available within <5 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 Katont from other places

Katont lies about 37 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 Katont
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 32 km
District headquarters Shimla 37 km

Villages closest to Katont

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.

Common questions about Katont

As per the Census of India 2011, Katont village had a population of 99. That makes it the 112th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Katont village has 51 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katont has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

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

Katont covers 59 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.

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

The census record for Katont notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Katont.

Katont is about 37 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katont is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 32 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katoti (under 2 km), Chanjal Pul (5.6 km) and Belag (7.6 km).

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

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