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About Katasni Village

Katasni is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 103 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katasni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katasni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 103
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katasni compares

By the 2011 count Katasni is the 117th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Katasni

Katasni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katasni as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Katasni from other places

Katasni lies about 24 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 24 km away. 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 Katasni
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 24 km
District headquarters Shimla 24 km

Villages closest to Katasni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Katasni

As per the Census of India 2011, Katasni village had a population of 196. That makes it the 117th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Katasni village has 103 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katasni has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Katasni is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katasni covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katasni falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katasni is Summer Hill, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katasni.

Katasni is about 24 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katasni is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 24 km away. Shimla Rural is about 24 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanjail (under 2 km), Manjaila (under 2 km) and Ganoti (1.7 km).

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

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