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About Katal Village

Katal is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 1 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 9,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 1
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 9,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katal compares

By the 2011 count Katal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Katal

Katal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Katal from other places

Katal 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
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 2.2 km
Nearest town Baddi 11 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 15 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km

Villages closest to Katal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katal village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Katal village has 1 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katal has about 9000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

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

Katal covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Katal 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Katal.

Katal 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 is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Krishangarh is about 2.2 km away. Baddi is about 11 km away. Sonwara is about 15 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 Johar Kahara (under 2 km), Bagi (under 2 km) and Babhauri (1.6 km).

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

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