# Katal Village, Arki, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Arki, Solan 

# Katal

Katal is a village in Arki sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173208**. The 2011 Census counted **39 people in 7 households**, the 246th largest of 297 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 39people (2011)
- 7households
- 87.5%literacy
- 173208PIN code

## Katal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katal is 173208.** Katal falls in Arki sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173208
- Community development blockKunihar
- Census village code020248

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

## How far is Katal from nearby towns?

- Arki (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)64 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)9 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 Katal?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Manjhu
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manjhu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Batal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arki
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 and untreated 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 Katal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 25% of the 19 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Katal

Of every 100 households in Katal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katal · ■ Arki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**77%

Use banking services ****62%**

**80%

Television ****100%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**8%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Katal?

■ Katal · ■ Arki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1294**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2500**

**942

Working population ****64.1%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 82.4% for women. 59% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (20%) · **■** Other work 5 (20%) · **■** Marginal 15 (60%)

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 Arki

- Tukwana Galogra43 people
- Ikva Brahmana41 people
- Bajheri39 people
- Dharampur39 people
- Tukwana Rangolra38 people
- Changar37 people
- Khad Kanaitan37 people
- Jangal Chanian35 people

[All 325 villages in Arki](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/arki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katal?173208
- How far is Katal from Solan?64 km by road
- What is the population of Katal?39 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katal in?Solan district (Arki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katal?87.5% (Census 2011)