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About Kathla Village

Kathla is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 108 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 108
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
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 Kathla compares

By the 2011 count Kathla is the 82nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 941.

Getting to Kathla

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

Kathla lies about 14 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 44 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 Kathla
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 7.7 km
Nearest town Nāhan 7.7 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 14 km
Nearest railway station Barog 44 km

Villages closest to Kathla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathla village had a population of 197. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Kathla village has 108 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathla has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kathla is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathla covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathla falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathla is Barog, about 44 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 km distance for Kathla.

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

Kathla is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 7.7 km away. Nāhan is about 7.7 km away. Sirmaur 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 Dadhog (under 2 km), Panjhal (under 2 km) and Balka Baratal (under 2 km).

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

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