# Katont Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Katont

Katont is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **99 people in 18 households**, the 112th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 99people (2011)
- 18households
- 79.0%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Katont PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katont is 171211.** Katont falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025476

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

## How far is Katont from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)117 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)37 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 Katont?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Katont; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhot
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nanahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Katont known for?

The main crops are **potato and maize**. About 14% of the 59 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 Katont

Of every 100 households in Katont in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katont · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**28%

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

**28%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****72%**

**68%

Television ****33%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****11%**

**11%

Own their home ****94%**

**87%

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 Katont?

■ Katont · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**968

Working population ****48.5%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 66.7% for women. 49% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 47 (98%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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 Chaupal

- Bhatna109 people
- Bal Pharach108 people
- Shagair107 people
- Charauli101 people
- Chaupal - II96 people
- Kharu96 people
- Bharola95 people
- Berag93 people

[All 218 villages in Chaupal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katont?171211
- How far is Katont from Shimla?117 km by road
- What is the population of Katont?99 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katont in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katont?79.0% (Census 2011)