About Kataha Village

Kataha is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 201 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kataha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kataha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Dadahu
Pincode	173022
Area (hectares)	225.76 hectares
Population	400
Male Population	201
Female Population	199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kataha compares

By the 2011 count Kataha is the 9th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 225.76 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kataha

Kataha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kataha as Available within village. 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 Kataha from other places

Kataha lies about 9.3 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 43 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 Kataha
Tehsil headquarters	Dadahu	3.6 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	9.3 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	12 km
Nearest railway station	Barog	43 km

Villages closest to Kataha

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

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Common questions about Kataha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kataha village had a population of 400. That makes it the 9th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Kataha village has 201 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kataha has about 990 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 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kataha is 173022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kataha covers 225.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kataha falls under Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kataha is Barog, about 43 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kataha.

Kataha is about 9.3 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kataha is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. Dadahu is about 3.6 km away. Sirmaur is about 9.3 km away. Nāhan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.