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

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Village · Kasauli, Solan 

# Katal

Katal is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173209**. The 2011 Census counted **110 people in 26 households**, the 125th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 110people (2011)
- 26households
- 82.1%literacy
- 173209PIN code

## Katal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katal is 173209.** Katal falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173209
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021676

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?

- Kasauli (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)18 km by road
- Kasauli (nearest town)14 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?

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

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Manj
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dharmpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garkhal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river 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 Katal known for?

The main crops are **tomato, maize and wheat**. About 27% of the 12 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katal · ■ Kasauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**22%

Tap water ****19%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**48%

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

**42%

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

**42%

Use banking services ****100%**

**82%

Television ****77%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**15%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****12%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**60%

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 · ■ Kasauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115**

**826

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**907

Working population ****60.0%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 84.3% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 16 (24%) · **■** Other work 16 (24%) · **■** Marginal 34 (52%)

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 Kasauli

- Nakaiyar113 people
- Jamli Nichali112 people
- Kattal Ka Bag112 people
- Shalaura Kalan112 people
- Namb Chaola110 people
- Gadyar108 people
- Panewa108 people
- Dadhol Kalan106 people

[All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katal?173209
- How far is Katal from Solan?18 km by road
- What is the population of Katal?110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katal in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katal?82.1% (Census 2011)