# Katoh Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Katoh

Katoh is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 60 households**, the 31st largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 284people (2011)
- 60households
- 89.6%literacy
- 173215PIN code

## Katoh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katoh is 173215.** Katoh falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173215
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022411

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

## How far is Katoh from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)28 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)20 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 Katoh?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Katoh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Shoghi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shoghi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Katoh known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and beans**. About 12% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Katoh

Of every 100 households in Katoh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 30 a car.

■ Katoh · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**18%

Tap water ****34%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**63%

Use banking services ****96%**

**93%

Television ****91%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****30%**

**13%

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

**4%

Own their home ****86%**

**80%

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 Katoh?

■ Katoh · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1254**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2182**

**917

Working population ****32.4%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 83.6% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (63%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Kandaghat

- Kanair299 people
- Kanodi298 people
- Mihani294 people
- Shalai287 people
- Tikkari283 people
- Sharer278 people
- Kiari272 people
- Benu261 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katoh?173215
- How far is Katoh from Solan?28 km by road
- What is the population of Katoh?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katoh in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katoh?89.6% (Census 2011)