Village · Nurpur, Kangra
# Kathla

Kathla is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176203. The 2011 Census counted 71 people in 12 households, the 350th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.
- 71 people (2011)
- 12 households
- 66.7% literacy
- 176203 PIN code

## Kathla PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kathla is 176203. Kathla falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176203
- Community development block Nurpur
- Census village code 008680

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kathla from nearby towns?
- Nurpur (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 77 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town) 17 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kathla?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kathla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ladori
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nurpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jachh
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kathla known for?

The main crops are paddy and pulses. About 7% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kathla

Of every 100 households in Kathla in 2011, 91 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kathla · ■ Nurpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 98%
- Toilet within the home 0% 48%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 51%
- Tap water 46% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 34%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 65%
- Use banking services 100% 94%
- Television 36% 79%
- Mobile phone 91% 70%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 9% 10%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kathla?

■ Kathla · ■ Nurpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.7% 85.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 972 962
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 826
- Working population 32.4% 38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 64.5% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 11 (48%) · ■ Other work 6 (26%) · ■ Marginal 6 (26%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nurpur
- Kothi 75 people
- Band Kardian 74 people
- Sahora Jattan 73 people
- Chho 72 people
- Manwal Jatan 71 people
- Ban Tattal 70 people
- Danna 70 people
- Pail 67 people

All 419 villages in Nurpur

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## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kathla? 176203
- How far is Kathla from Dharmsala? 77 km by road
- What is the population of Kathla? 71 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathla in? Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kathla? 66.7% (Census 2011)

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