# Kathairu Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Kathairu

Kathairu is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176088**. The 2011 Census counted **118 people in 31 households**, the 165th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 118people (2011)
- 31households
- 81.1%literacy
- 176088PIN code

## Kathairu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kathairu is 176088.** Kathairu falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176088
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011977

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kathairu from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)75 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)38 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kathairu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kathairu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chadiyar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saliana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kathairu known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 32% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kathairu

Of every 100 households in Kathairu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kathairu · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**15%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**50%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****76%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**7%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kathairu?

■ Kathairu · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1314**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**904

Working population ****58.5%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 78.3% for women. 53% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 11 (16%) · **■** Marginal 58 (84%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baijnath

- Jalgaran125 people
- Changna121 people
- Bagri120 people
- Chalohi120 people
- Amarpur115 people
- Non114 people
- Gujrehra111 people
- Harsakri111 people

[All 204 villages in Baijnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kathairu?176088
- How far is Kathairu from Dharmsala?75 km by road
- What is the population of Kathairu?118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathairu in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kathairu?81.1% (Census 2011)