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About Katli Village

Katli is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 3 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 3 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 3
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
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 Katli compares

By the 2011 count Katli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 3 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 1020.

Getting to Katli

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

Katli lies about 39 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 18 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 Katli
Tehsil headquarters Arki 15 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 18 km
Nearest town Shimla 19 km
District headquarters Solan 39 km

Villages closest to Katli

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 Katli

As per the Census of India 2011, Katli village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Katli village has 3 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katli has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Katli is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katli covers 3 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Katli is Summer Hill, about 18 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 Katli.

Katli is about 39 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katli is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 15 km away. Summer Hill is about 18 km away. Shimla 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 Nagar Sihanwan (2.7 km), Nagarwar (2.7 km) and Sanjher (2.7 km).

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

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