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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Krishan Dass
Contact: 85****8038
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- LGD code
- 20265
- Pincode
- 173207
- Post office
- Kunihar
- Population
- 47
- Households
- 9
- Literacy rate
- 66%
- Sex ratio
- 1136 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 20
Census 2011 · in context
How Katal (456) compares
By population, Katal (456) ranks #153 of 202 villages in Arki mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.0%
−10.2% vs mandal average
Katal (456)66.0%
Arki mandal76.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,136
+109 vs mandal average
Katal (456)1,136
Arki mandal1,027
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
Katal (456)5.2
Arki mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Katal (456) at a glance
Katal (456) is a village of 47 people in 9 households (Census 2011) in Arki tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 153rd-largest of 202 villages in Arki tehsil. Literacy is 66%, 10 points below the tehsil average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,136 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 173207, served by Kunihar post office; the LGD village code is 20265. The sarpanch is Krishan Dass, and the village votes in Arki assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay. The population is estimated at 55 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katal (456) · this village | 47 | 66% | — |
| Jiawala (442) · Kunihar | 598 | 74% | — |
| Bahwan (457) · Arki | 518 | 57% | — |
| Banoh (443) · Arki | 470 | 68% | — |
| Sayari (453) · Arki | 235 | 72% | — |
| Gawada (454) · Arki | 102 | 74% | — |
| Manla (452) · Arki | 47 | 87% | — |
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Key facts — Katal (456)
- LGD code
- 20265
- Pincode
- 173207
- Post office
- Kunihar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 47
- Population (projected 2026)
- 55
- Households
- 9
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1136
- Literacy rate
- 66.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arki
- Member of Parliament
- Suresh Kumar Kashyap
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Krishan Dass
- 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 (456)
Other villages in Arki mandal
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- 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)
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)