# 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 **53 people in 13 households**, the 181st largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 53people (2011)
- 13households
- 70.5%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 code020707

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)24 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)55 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town)45 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

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jabal
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Digal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arki
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Digal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 27% of the 21 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, 77 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katal · ■ Ramshahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**56%

Tap water ****77%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**41%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****85%**

**81%

Television ****85%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**9%

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

**5%

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

**9%

Own their home ****92%**

**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+) ****70.5%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**915

Working population ****79.2%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 54.2% for women. 73% of men and 85% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (19%) · **■** Other work 3 (7%) · **■** Marginal 31 (74%)

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

- Dakerh55 people
- Kiar Ra Ghat55 people
- Kiari54 people
- Chaniari53 people
- Chalioni52 people
- Sainj52 people
- Chila51 people
- Dholsra51 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?55 km by road
- What is the population of Katal?53 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katal in?Solan district (Ramshahr sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katal?70.5% (Census 2011)