# Kathiara Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Kathiara

Kathiara is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176064**. The 2011 Census counted **565 people in 126 households**, the 103rd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 565people (2011)
- 126households
- 80.6%literacy
- 176064PIN code

## Kathiara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kathiara is 176064.** Kathiara falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176064
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011588

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

## How far is Kathiara from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)27 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)11 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 Kathiara?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kathiara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paror
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 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 Kathiara known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 46% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kathiara

Of every 100 households in Kathiara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kathiara · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****98%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**45%

Use banking services ****99%**

**96%

Television ****71%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****93%**

**91%

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 Kathiara?

■ Kathiara · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**912

Working population ****35.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 73.8% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 23 (11%) · **■** Other work 107 (53%) · **■** Marginal 36 (18%)

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 Palampur

- Sungal599 people
- Chhatar589 people
- Ram Nagar577 people
- Bharehr567 people
- Latwala564 people
- Jandehra556 people
- Loharal556 people
- Tambar556 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kathiara?176064
- How far is Kathiara from Dharmsala?27 km by road
- What is the population of Kathiara?565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathiara in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kathiara?80.6% (Census 2011)