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About Katha Village

Katha is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 94 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 670 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173205
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 94
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 670
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katha compares

By the 2011 count Katha is the 88th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 896.

Getting to Katha

The census records public bus service for Katha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katha from other places

Katha lies about 27 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, 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 Katha
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Kalka 15 km
District headquarters Solan 27 km

Villages closest to Katha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katha village had a population of 157. That makes it the 88th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Katha village has 94 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katha has about 670 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Katha is 173205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katha covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katha falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katha is Kalka, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katha.

Katha is about 27 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katha is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 3.9 km away. Kalka is about 15 km away. Solan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Judi Kalan (under 2 km), Judi Khurd (under 2 km) and Dasaora (under 2 km).

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

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