Village · Chachyot, Mandi
# Katwandhi

Katwandhi is a village in Chachyot sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 175024. The 2011 Census counted 282 people in 64 households, the 92nd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.7%.
- 282 people (2011)
- 64 households
- 77.7% literacy
- 175024 PIN code

## Katwandhi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Katwandhi is 175024. Katwandhi falls in Chachyot sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 175024
- Community development block Gohar
- Census village code 015334

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

## How far is Katwandhi from nearby towns?
- Gohar (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town) 30 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Katwandhi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Katwandhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sianj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Basa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandi
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ 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 Katwandhi known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and barley. About 38% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Katwandhi

Of every 100 households in Katwandhi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katwandhi · ■ Chachyot rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 97%
- Toilet within the home 92% 88%
- No toilet (open defecation) 8% 12%
- Tap water 97% 98%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 25% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 75% 88%
- Use banking services 98% 89%
- Television 60% 62%
- Mobile phone 72% 59%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 14% 19%
- 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 Katwandhi?

■ Katwandhi · ■ Chachyot rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.7% 80.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 998
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 522 976
- Working population 56.4% 59.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 67.2% for women. 54% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 136 (86%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 19 (12%) · ■ Marginal 3 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Chachyot
- Delag Tikri 307 people
- Katwandhi 300 people
- Karnala 297 people
- Tikar 287 people
- Port 281 people
- Badhu 280 people
- Muratan 280 people
- Saryach 253 people

All 209 villages in Chachyot

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Katwandhi? 175024
- How far is Katwandhi from Mandi? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Katwandhi? 282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katwandhi in? Mandi district (Chachyot sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katwandhi? 77.7% (Census 2011)

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