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About Kathnaradu Village

Kathnaradu is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 16 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathnaradu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathnaradu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 16
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathnaradu compares

By the 2011 count Kathnaradu is the 160th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Kathnaradu

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

Kathnaradu lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 12 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 Kathnaradu
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 11 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 12 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km

Villages closest to Kathnaradu

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 Kathnaradu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathnaradu village had a population of 33. That makes it the 160th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Kathnaradu village has 16 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathnaradu has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Kathnaradu is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathnaradu covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kathnaradu is Sonwara, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Kathnaradu.

Kathnaradu is about 20 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathnaradu is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 11 km away. Sonwara is about 12 km away. Solan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nara (under 2 km), Patta (under 2 km) and Jangal Naseri (under 2 km).

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

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