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About Kathla Village

Kathla is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 79 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 79
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathla compares

By the 2011 count Kathla is the 80th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kathla

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

Kathla lies about 9.8 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 6.4 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 Kathla
Nearest railway station Salogra 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 7.3 km
District headquarters Solan 9.8 km

Villages closest to Kathla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathla village had a population of 151. That makes it the 80th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kathla village has 79 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathla has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kathla is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathla covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathla falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathla is Salogra, about 6.4 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 Kathla.

Kathla is about 9.8 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathla is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 6.4 km away. Kandaghat is about 7.3 km away. Solan is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahla (under 2 km), Kohla (under 2 km) and Dunu (under 2 km).

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

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