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

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Village · Ramshahr, Solan 

# Katal

Katal is a village in Ramshahr sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173218**. The 2011 Census counted **125 people in 21 households**, the 97th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 125people (2011)
- 21households
- 78.8%literacy
- 173218PIN code

## Katal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katal is 173218.** Katal falls in Ramshahr sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173218
- Community development blockNalagarh
- Census village code020687

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?

- Ramshahr (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)70 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town)40 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?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Katal; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jaged
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Digal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Digal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 **maize, tomato and ginger**. About 17% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Katal · ■ Ramshahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**56%

Tap water ****48%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**41%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****90%**

**81%

Television ****71%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****14%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Ramshahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**915

Working population ****92.8%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 70.0% for women. 92% of men and 94% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 51 (44%) · **■** Other work 12 (10%) · **■** Marginal 53 (46%)

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 Ramshahr

- Bar Baroa128 people
- Bunghar127 people
- Gadaon126 people
- Banli Brahmna125 people
- Lohari124 people
- Badmal122 people
- Paundi122 people
- Rampur122 people

[All 241 villages in Ramshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/ramshahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katal?173218
- How far is Katal from Solan?70 km by road
- What is the population of Katal?125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katal in?Solan district (Ramshahr sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katal?78.8% (Census 2011)