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About Kathari Village

Kathari is a small village in Solan tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 25 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,240 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Solan
Pincode 173229
Area (hectares) 27.8 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 25
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,240
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathari compares

By the 2011 count Kathari is the 295th largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 149 residents. Its 27.8 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Kathari

Kathari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kathari from other places

Kathari lies about 15 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 14 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 Kathari
Nearest railway station Barog 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Solan 15 km

Villages closest to Kathari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathari village had a population of 56. That makes it the 295th largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 149 residents.

Kathari village has 25 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathari has about 1240 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Kathari is 173229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathari covers 27.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathari falls under Solan tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kathari is Barog, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kathari.

Kathari is about 15 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathari is in Solan tehsil of Solan district. Barog is about 14 km away. Solan 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 Kathyar (under 2 km), Dhalon (3.5 km) and Sohal (4.2 km).

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

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