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About Katinda Village

Katinda is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 45 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katinda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katinda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171216
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 45
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
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 Katinda compares

By the 2011 count Katinda is the 115th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 971.

Getting to Katinda

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

Katinda lies about 40 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 Katinda
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 40 km

Villages closest to Katinda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katinda village had a population of 83. That makes it the 115th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Katinda village has 45 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katinda has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Katinda is 171216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katinda covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katinda falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Katinda 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 Katinda.

Katinda is about 40 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katinda is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadoti (3.4 km), Chewri (10 km) and Bhakan (11 km).

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

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