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About Kathimb Village

Kathimb is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 17 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathimb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathimb village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174011
Area (hectares) 14.94 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 17
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Kathimb compares

By the 2011 count Kathimb is the 256th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 14.94 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kathimb

Kathimb is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kathimb 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 Kathimb from other places

Kathimb lies about 52 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 13 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 Kathimb
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 20 km
Nearest town Baddi 30 km
District headquarters Solan 52 km

Villages closest to Kathimb

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathimb village had a population of 33. That makes it the 256th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathimb has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Kathimb is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathimb covers 14.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathimb falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathimb is Kiratpur Sahib, about 13 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 Kathimb.

Kathimb is about 52 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathimb is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 13 km away. Nalagarh is about 20 km away. Baddi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punahli (under 2 km), Barohi (1.6 km) and Amb Da Har (1.6 km).

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

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