# Kathela Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Kathela

Kathela is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171209**. The 2011 Census counted **23 people in 5 households**, the 414th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 23people (2011)
- 5households
- 85.7%literacy
- 171209PIN code

## Kathela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kathela is 171209.** Kathela falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171209
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025231

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

## How far is Kathela from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)29 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)15 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 Kathela?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Kathela; 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 · Jun. Chiyog
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jun. Chiyog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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.

## What is Kathela known for?

The main crops are **apple and maize**. About 4% of the 30 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 Kathela

Of every 100 households in Kathela in 2011, 80 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Kathela · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**51%

Use banking services ****80%**

**75%

Television ****80%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**8%

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

**7%

Own their home ****80%**

**88%

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 Kathela?

■ Kathela · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****643**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**908

Working population ****69.6%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 75.0% for women. 64% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (6%) · **■** Marginal 7 (44%)

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 Theog

- Jangal Shila Gahrol25 people
- Palat25 people
- Shalaina25 people
- Jangal Ishta23 people
- Jangal Jhalru Kalari22 people
- Bagra21 people
- Satrubar21 people
- Ban Bag20 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kathela?171209
- How far is Kathela from Shimla?29 km by road
- What is the population of Kathela?23 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathela in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kathela?85.7% (Census 2011)