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About Kathiana Village

Kathiana is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 23 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,304 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathiana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 35.88 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 23
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,304
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathiana compares

By the 2011 count Kathiana is the 370th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 35.88 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 987.

Getting to Kathiana

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

Kathiana lies about 18 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 16 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 Kathiana
Nearest railway station Jutogh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 18 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Kathiana

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 Kathiana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathiana village had a population of 53. That makes it the 370th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kathiana village has 23 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathiana has about 1304 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kathiana is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathiana covers 35.88 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Kathiana is Jutogh, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Kathiana.

Kathiana is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathiana is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 16 km away. Shimla Rural is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Okhru (under 2 km), Jania (under 2 km) and Rug (under 2 km).

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

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