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About Katal Village

Katal is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 17 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 18.62 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 17
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,294
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 Katal compares

By the 2011 count Katal is the 238th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 18.62 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Katal

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

Katal lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 15 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 Katal
Nearest town Baddi 11 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 19 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km

Villages closest to Katal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katal village had a population of 39. That makes it the 238th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Katal village has 17 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katal has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Katal is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katal covers 18.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katal falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katal is Sonwara, about 15 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 Katal.

Katal is about 22 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katal is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 11 km away. Sonwara is about 15 km away. Arki 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 Paroi (4.9 km), Dumehar Bikrampur (6.1 km) and Rampur (6.1 km).

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

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