# Katoh Village, Rakkar, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Katoh

Katoh is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177043**. The 2011 Census counted **568 people in 111 households**, the 10th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 568people (2011)
- 111households
- 87.6%literacy
- 177043PIN code

## Katoh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katoh is 177043.** Katoh falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177043
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010771

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

## How far is Katoh from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)84 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)25 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 Katoh?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Katoh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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 school5–10 km · Peer Salohi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nadaun
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Katoh known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 16% of the 386 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 Katoh

Of every 100 households in Katoh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Katoh · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****70%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Katoh?

■ Katoh · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****654**

**930

Working population ****75.7%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 82.0% for women. 74% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 68 (16%) · **■** Other work 94 (22%) · **■** Marginal 268 (62%)

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 Rakkar

- Kaloha Uparla697 people
- Kaulapur641 people
- Tikkar596 people
- Garli Khas568 people
- Jatoli Chakran561 people
- Kaloha Nichla554 people
- Mat Umran545 people
- Garli542 people

[All 116 villages in Rakkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/rakkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katoh?177043
- How far is Katoh from Dharmsala?84 km by road
- What is the population of Katoh?568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katoh in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katoh?87.6% (Census 2011)