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- LGD code
- 20248
- Pincode
- 173207
- Post office
- Kunihar
- Population
- 39
- Households
- 7
- Literacy rate
- 71.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1294 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 25
Census 2011 · in context
How Katal (111) compares
By population, Katal (111) ranks #161 of 202 villages in Arki mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.8%
−4.4% vs mandal average
- Katal (111)
- 71.8%
- Arki mandal
- 76.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,294
+267 vs mandal average
- Katal (111)
- 1,294
- Arki mandal
- 1,027
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Katal (111)
- 5.6
- Arki mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Katal (111) at a glance
Katal (111) is a village of 39 people in 7 households (Census 2011) in Arki tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 161st-largest of 202 villages in Arki tehsil. Literacy is 72%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,294 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 173207, served by Kunihar post office; the LGD village code is 20248. The village votes in Arki assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay. The population is estimated at 46 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Palog →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katal (111) · this village | 39 | 72% | — |
| Manjhu (107) · Arki | 670 | 83% | — |
| Palog (94) · Arki | 252 | 78% | — |
| Jayawda (98) · Arki | 219 | 78% | — |
| Ner (108) · Arki | 102 | 78% | — |
| Manan (112) · Arki | 90 | 73% | — |
| Ghyana (97) · Arki | 65 | 63% | — |
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Notice board · Katal (111)
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Key facts — Katal (111)
- LGD code
- 20248
- Pincode
- 173207
- Post office
- Kunihar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 39
- Population (projected 2026)
- 46
- Households
- 7
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1294
- Literacy rate
- 71.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arki
- Member of Parliament
- Suresh Kumar Kashyap
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay
- Block / Mandal
- Arki
- Nearest police station
- Police Station Nalagarh (30.4 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Dispensary, Baruna (30.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bharatgarh (35.8 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 173207
- Hatkot (467)Kunihar mandal2,065 pop
- Unchagaon (468)Kunihar mandal1,308 pop
- Maan (439)Kunihar mandal1,142 pop
- Shakli (459)Kunihar mandal854 pop
- Nagar Sihanwan (472)Kunihar mandal667 pop
- Khanol (473)Kunihar mandal640 pop
- Sai (412)Kunihar mandal638 pop
- Jiawala (442)Kunihar mandal598 pop
- Tukari (461)Kunihar mandal479 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Katal (111)
Other villages in Arki mandal
View all 60+ →- Vikrampur (451)
- Batal (125)
- Manjhu (107)
- Jalana (90)
- Kuerushehrolkhas (366)
- Jaghoon (348)
- Majhiat (114)
- Dadal (371)
- Bahwan (457)
- Banoh (443)
- Dhayanpur (164)
- Ghariach (400)
- Gahar (126)
- Kotli (77)
- Lahamo (170)
- Bhumti (374)
- Ser (140)
- Bhel (355)
- Mahol (145)
- Shawag (174)
- Gharno (147)
- Bakhalag (150)
- Chandpur (143)
- Khanalag (103)
- Ladhi (450)
- Kadyah (79)
- Jamroti (382)
- Palog (94)
- Rauri (105)
- Sainj (128)
- Kalyanpur (365)
- Sarhech (354)
- Jakholi (123)
- Sayari (453)
- Mayawan (89)
- Soyali (375)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)