# Katahn Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Katahn

Katahn is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173210**. The 2011 Census counted **123 people in 23 households**, the 119th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 123people (2011)
- 23households
- 71.2%literacy
- 173210PIN code

## Katahn PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katahn is 173210.** Katahn falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025789

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

## How far is Katahn from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)144 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)44 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 Katahn?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Katahn; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dauchi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dauchi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 wateruntreated 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.

## What is Katahn known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 21% of the 33 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 Katahn

Of every 100 households in Katahn in 2011, 87 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katahn · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**25%

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

**26%

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

**72%

Use banking services ****87%**

**79%

Television ****13%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**15%

Own their home ****91%**

**90%

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 Katahn?

■ Katahn · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1278**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**954

Working population ****48.8%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 67.8% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (12%) · **■** Marginal 46 (77%)

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 Nerua

- Shanag126 people
- Up Mahal Manolotua126 people
- Lachog125 people
- Up Mahal Gijorta124 people
- Up Mahal Ranghol123 people
- Ranwi122 people
- Up Mahal Ghilar121 people
- Pujarli120 people

[All 247 villages in Nerua](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katahn?173210
- How far is Katahn from Shimla?144 km by road
- What is the population of Katahn?123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katahn in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katahn?71.2% (Census 2011)