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About Katal Brahmana Village

Katal Brahmana is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 21 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katal Brahmana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katal Brahmana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 18.44 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 21
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katal Brahmana compares

By the 2011 count Katal Brahmana is the 154th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 18.44 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1045.

Getting to Katal Brahmana

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

Katal Brahmana lies about 26 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.3 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 Brahmana
Nearest railway station Jutogh 8.3 km
Nearest town Shimla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 19 km
District headquarters Solan 26 km

Villages closest to Katal Brahmana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katal Brahmana village had a population of 40. That makes it the 154th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Katal Brahmana village has 21 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katal Brahmana has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Katal Brahmana is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katal Brahmana covers 18.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katal Brahmana falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katal Brahmana is Jutogh, about 8.3 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 Brahmana.

Katal Brahmana is about 26 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katal Brahmana is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Krishangarh 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 Jangal Larai Ka Katal (under 2 km), Tal (under 2 km) and Sanah (1.8 km).

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

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