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About Katli Village

Katli is a large village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,162, made up of 1,116 males and 1,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1455 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katli village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 1455 hectares
Population 2,162
Male Population 1,116
Female Population 1,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katli compares

By the 2011 count Katli is the 10th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 1455 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Katli

Katli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Katli from other places

Katli lies about 27 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 8.3 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 Katli
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 12 km
Nearest town Sāmba 20 km
District headquarters Kathua 27 km

Villages closest to Katli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katli village had a population of 2,162. That makes it the 10th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Katli village has 1,116 males and 1,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katli has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Katli is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katli covers 1455 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katli falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Katli is Chak Dayala, about 8.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katli.

Katli is about 27 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katli is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 8.3 km away. Hiranagar is about 12 km away. Sāmba is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muthi Hardo Dunga (under 2 km), Dinga Amb (2.2 km) and Saniyal (2.6 km).

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

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