# Katola Village, Junga, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Junga, Shimla 

# Katola

Katola is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **275 people in 54 households**, the 17th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 275people (2011)
- 54households
- 85.0%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Katola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katola is 173217.** Katola falls in Junga sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024857

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

## How far is Katola from nearby towns?

- Junga (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)45 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)45 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 Katola?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Katola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Junga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Junga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Katola known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 22% of the 65 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 Katola

Of every 100 households in Katola in 2011, 98 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Katola · ■ Junga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**39%

Tap water ****36%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**73%

Use banking services ****98%**

**81%

Television ****64%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****89%**

**89%

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 Katola?

■ Katola · ■ Junga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1036

Working population ****55.6%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 78.2% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (33%) · **■** Marginal 101 (66%)

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 Junga

- Bharhech343 people
- Chaceyan Pandli311 people
- Chambi308 people
- Balog285 people
- Satlai253 people
- Kyana247 people
- Jangal Malanshil245 people
- Junga234 people

[All 65 villages in Junga](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/junga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katola?173217
- How far is Katola from Shimla?45 km by road
- What is the population of Katola?275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katola in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katola?85.0% (Census 2011)