Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti # Kathal Kathal is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 175140. The 2011 Census counted 11 people in 3 households, the 112th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 11 people (2011) - 3 households - 81.8% literacy - 175140 PIN code ## Kathal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kathal is 175140. Kathal falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 175140 - Community development block Lahul - Census village code 012411 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kathal from nearby towns? - Kyelang (sub-district HQ) 37 km by road - Kyelang (district HQ) 37 km by road - Manali (nearest town) 83 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kathal? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Kathal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sissu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gwar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Udaipur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ 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 Kathal known for? The main crops are green peas and potato. About 47% of the 11 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kathal Of every 100 households in Kathal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kathal · ■ Lahul rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 96% - Toilet within the home 33% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 67% 12% - Tap water 100% 98% - Drinking water within premises 100% 53% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 100% 31% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 0% 63% - Use banking services 100% 93% - Television 67% 78% - Mobile phone 100% 89% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 10% - None of these assets 0% 6% - Own their home 67% 75% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kathal? ■ Kathal · ■ Lahul rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.8% 76.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 833 887 - Working population 100.0% 72.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 100.0% for men and 60.0% for women. 100% of men and 100% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 11 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lahul - Kangcha 13 people - Jamyaling 12 people - Leh-Garang 12 people - Parak 12 people - Kharchud Yongma 11 people - Rangcha 11 people - To-Karing 10 people - Bha-Garang 9 people All 140 villages in Lahul ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kathal? 175140 - How far is Kathal from Kyelang? 37 km by road - What is the population of Kathal? 11 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kathal in? Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kathal? 81.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/lahul/kathal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.