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About Katauhar Kalan Village

Katauhar Kalan is a mid sized village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 647 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katauhar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katauhar Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177211
Area (hectares) 286.69 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 647
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katauhar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Katauhar Kalan is the 49th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 286.69 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 997.

Getting to Katauhar Kalan

Katauhar Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katauhar Kalan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katauhar Kalan from other places

Katauhar Kalan lies about 25 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 2.4 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 Katauhar Kalan
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Amb 3.9 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 23 km
District headquarters Una 25 km

Villages closest to Katauhar Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amb 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 Katauhar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Katauhar Kalan village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 49th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Katauhar Kalan village has 647 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katauhar Kalan has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Katauhar Kalan is 177211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katauhar Kalan covers 286.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katauhar Kalan falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katauhar Kalan is Amb Andaura, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Katauhar Kalan.

Katauhar Kalan is about 25 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katauhar Kalan is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb Andaura is about 2.4 km away. Amb is about 3.9 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tatera (3.3 km), Andora Nichla (3.4 km) and Andora Upperla (3.4 km).

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

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