Skip to main content

About Katal Koliyan Village

Katal Koliyan is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 46, made up of 27 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 704 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katal Koliyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katal Koliyan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 46
Male Population 27
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 704
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katal Koliyan compares

By the 2011 count Katal Koliyan is the 149th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Katal Koliyan

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

Katal Koliyan 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 Koliyan
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 11 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 15 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km

Villages closest to Katal Koliyan

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 Katal Koliyan

As per the Census of India 2011, Katal Koliyan village had a population of 46. That makes it the 149th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Katal Koliyan village has 27 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katal Koliyan has about 704 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 Katal Koliyan is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katal Koliyan covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katal Koliyan falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katal Koliyan 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Katal Koliyan.

Katal Koliyan 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 Koliyan is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 11 km away. Sonwara is about 15 km away. Solan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bainthlu (under 2 km), Shil (1.9 km) and Duni (2.5 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.