About Kathasu Village

Kathasu is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 220 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathasu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Jubbal
Pincode	171206
Area (hectares)	257 hectares
Population	459
Male Population	220
Female Population	239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,086
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathasu compares

By the 2011 count Kathasu is the 24th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kathasu

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

Kathasu lies about 54 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 Kathasu
Tehsil headquarters	Jubbal	8.3 km
District headquarters	Shimla	54 km

Villages closest to Kathasu

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.

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Common questions about Kathasu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathasu village had a population of 459. That makes it the 24th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Kathasu village has 220 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathasu has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kathasu is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathasu covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Kathasu notes the nearest railway station 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 Kathasu.

Kathasu is about 54 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathasu is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.