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About Katheen Village

Katheen is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 96 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katheen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katheen village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172026
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 96
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katheen compares

By the 2011 count Katheen is the 76th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1004.

Getting to Katheen

Katheen is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katheen as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Katheen from other places

Katheen 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 Katheen
District headquarters Shimla 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 29 km

Villages closest to Katheen

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katheen village had a population of 203. That makes it the 76th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Katheen village has 96 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katheen has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Katheen is 172026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katheen covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katheen falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Katheen 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 km distance for Katheen.

Katheen 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.

Katheen is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 28 km away. Kumharsain is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Hatu (6.7 km), Deoridhar (7.5 km) and Ahar (8.6 km).

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

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