Village · Palampur, Kangra # Kathahru Kathahru is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176085. The 2011 Census counted 196 people in 43 households, the 298th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 196 people (2011) - 43 households - 81.1% literacy - 176085 PIN code ## Kathahru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kathahru is 176085. Kathahru falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176085 - Community development block Bhawarna - Census village code 011596 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kathahru from nearby towns? - Palampur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 35 km by road - Palampur (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kathahru? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Kathahru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Balla - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 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 Kathahru known for? The main crops are paddy and pulses. About 78% of the 15 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kathahru Of every 100 households in Kathahru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kathahru · ■ Palampur rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 99% - Toilet within the home 78% 90% - No toilet (open defecation) 18% 10% - Tap water 69% 95% - Drinking water within premises 24% 66% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 38% 53% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 60% 45% - Use banking services 98% 96% - Television 84% 87% - Mobile phone 89% 78% - Computer with internet 2% 4% - Two-wheeler 11% 24% - Car / jeep / van 2% 10% - None of these assets 4% 5% - Own their home 100% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kathahru? ■ Kathahru · ■ Palampur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.1% 85.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1021 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 684 912 - Working population 25.0% 36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 75.6% for women. 42% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (10%) · ■ Other work 21 (43%) · ■ Marginal 23 (47%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Palampur - Duhaki 208 people - Matehr 204 people - Kholi 201 people - Gadiara Khaira 198 people - Gujrehra 194 people - Kohli 193 people - Ghalun 189 people - Bag Uparla 188 people All 409 villages in Palampur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kathahru? 176085 - How far is Kathahru from Dharmsala? 35 km by road - What is the population of Kathahru? 196 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kathahru in? Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kathahru? 81.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/kathahru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.