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About Katli Village

Katli is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 149 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 107.26 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 149
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katli compares

By the 2011 count Katli is the 58th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 107.26 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Katli

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

Katli lies about 19 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 18 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 Katli
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 19 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Katli

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 Katli

As per the Census of India 2011, Katli village had a population of 291. That makes it the 58th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Katli village has 149 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katli has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Katli is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katli covers 107.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Katli is Summer Hill, about 18 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 - 10 km distance for Katli.

Katli is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katli is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 18 km away. Shimla Rural is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalog (2.4 km), Kir (2.8 km) and Jangal Paniali (4.0 km).

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

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