# Kathanri Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Kathanri

Kathanri is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **196 people in 46 households**, the 78th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 196people (2011)
- 46households
- 86.8%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Kathanri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kathanri is 171202.** Kathanri falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026245

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

## How far is Kathanri from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)70 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)8 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 Kathanri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kathanri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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.

## Homes and amenities in Kathanri

Of every 100 households in Kathanri in 2011, 96 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Kathanri · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**42%

Tap water ****98%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**36%

Use banking services ****74%**

**76%

Television ****70%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**18%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****85%**

**79%

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 Kathanri?

■ Kathanri · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**918

Working population ****46.9%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 80.9% for women. 51% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (12%) · **■** Marginal 9 (10%)

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 Kotkhai

- Chunri203 people
- Dakahal200 people
- Bhawana199 people
- Up Muhal Kyarvi198 people
- Araihla194 people
- Silana-II194 people
- Bhog192 people
- Kundly191 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kathanri?171202
- How far is Kathanri from Shimla?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kathanri?196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathanri in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kathanri?86.8% (Census 2011)