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Kathasu Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Kathasu is a medium size village located in Jubbal Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 109 families residing. The Kathasu village has population of 459 of which 220 are males while 239 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kathasu village population of children with age 0-6 is 40 which makes up 8.71 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kathasu village is 1086 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Kathasu as per census is 1500, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Kathasu village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kathasu village was 80.19 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Kathasu Male literacy stands at 89.71 % while female literacy rate was 71.16 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kathasu village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kathasu village.

Kathasu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 109 - -
Population 459 220 239
Child (0-6) 40 16 24
Schedule Caste 124 58 66
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 80.19 % 89.71 % 71.16 %
Total Workers 150 142 8
Main Worker 123 - -
Marginal Worker 27 27 0

Caste Factor

Kathasu village of Shimla has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.02 % of total population in Kathasu village. The village Kathasu currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kathasu village out of total population, 150 were engaged in work activities. 82.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 150 workers engaged in Main Work, 90 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.