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About Katedi Village

Katedi is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 285 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katedi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 205.43 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 285
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katedi compares

By the 2011 count Katedi is the 32nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 205.43 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Katedi

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

Katedi 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 Katedi
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 54 km

Villages closest to Katedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katedi village had a population of 556. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Katedi village has 285 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katedi has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Katedi is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katedi covers 205.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katedi falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Katedi 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 Katedi.

Katedi 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.

Katedi is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 10 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.

The closest recorded villages are Nasari (under 2 km), Shalawat (under 2 km) and Bhalun (under 2 km).

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

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