About Kathanri Village

Kathanri is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 96 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathanri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathanri village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	53.61 hectares
Population	196
Male Population	96
Female Population	100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathanri compares

By the 2011 count Kathanri is the 78th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 53.61 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kathanri

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

Kathanri 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 Kathanri
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	11 km
District headquarters	Shimla	28 km

Villages closest to Kathanri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathanri village had a population of 196. That makes it the 78th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Kathanri village has 96 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathanri has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kathanri is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathanri covers 53.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathanri falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kathanri 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kathanri.

Kathanri 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.

Kathanri is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 11 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.