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About Kathela Village

Kathela is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 34 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathela village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 10.99 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 34
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathela compares

By the 2011 count Kathela is the 312th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 10.99 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Kathela

Kathela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathela 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathela from other places

Kathela lies about 6.2 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Kathela
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 2.7 km
District headquarters Garhwal 6.2 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 17 km

Villages closest to Kathela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathela village had a population of 74. That makes it the 312th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Kathela village has 34 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathela has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Kathela is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathela covers 10.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathela falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kathela is Kotdwara, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kathela.

Kathela is about 6.2 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathela is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 2.7 km away. Garhwal is about 6.2 km away. Kotdwāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nau Gaon (under 2 km), Bhayansoo (under 2 km) and Bhayasu (under 2 km).

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

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