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About Kathal Village

Kathal is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 65 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 81.85 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 65
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
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 Kathal compares

By the 2011 count Kathal is the 240th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 81.85 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 Kathal

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

Kathal lies about 21 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 Kathal
Tehsil headquarters Theog 6.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 21 km

Villages closest to Kathal

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 Kathal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathal village had a population of 120. That makes it the 240th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kathal village has 65 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathal has about 846 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 Kathal is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathal covers 81.85 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.

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

The census record for Kathal 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 Kathal.

Kathal is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathal is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 6.2 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalind (under 2 km), Laphu (under 2 km) and Anu (under 2 km).

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

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