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About Kateri Village

Kateri is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 5 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kateri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kateri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172201
Area (hectares) 19.32 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 5
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kateri compares

By the 2011 count Kateri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 19.32 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 962.

Getting to Kateri

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

Kateri lies about 42 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 Kateri
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 23 km
District headquarters Shimla 42 km

Villages closest to Kateri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kateri village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Kateri village has 5 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kateri has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kateri is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kateri covers 19.32 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.

Kateri falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kateri 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 Kateri.

Kateri is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kateri is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fancha Kanda (5.4 km), D P F Karai (5.6 km) and Jan Mahd Mahf Jhumkarai (5.6 km).

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

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