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About Katlu Village

Katlu is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 25 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katlu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 173219
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 45
Male Population 25
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Katlu compares

By the 2011 count Katlu is the 186th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Katlu

Katlu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Katlu 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. The nearest villages by name are Kakar Dohichi, Kamal, Kaneta and Katal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Katlu

As per the Census of India 2011, Katlu village had a population of 45. That makes it the 186th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Katlu village has 25 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katlu has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Katlu is 173219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katlu covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katlu falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Katlu notes the nearest railway station 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 Katlu.

Katlu is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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