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About Kathela Village

Kathela is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 14 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 643 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathela village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 30.02 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 14
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 643
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 Kathela compares

By the 2011 count Kathela is the 393rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 30.02 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kathela

Kathela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kathela 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 Kathela from other places

Kathela lies about 14 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 Kathela
Tehsil headquarters Theog 8.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Kathela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathela village had a population of 23. That makes it the 393rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kathela village has 14 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathela has about 643 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kathela is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathela covers 30.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathela falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kathela notes the nearest railway station 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 Kathela.

Kathela is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathela is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 8.7 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charel Bhaela (under 2 km), Chiyog (under 2 km) and Jangal Chiyog (under 2 km).

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

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