Kathua district
Kathua district is an administrative district in the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is surrounded by Jammu to the northwest, the Doda and Udhampur districts to the north, the state of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Punjab to the south, and Pakistan's working boundary to the west. Its terrain is diverse, consisting of rich agricultural areas along the Punjab/Kashmir border, plains sweeping eastward to the foothills of the Himalaya, and the mountainous Pahari region in the east.
Kathua district | |
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District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India | |
Mountainous areas in the east of Kathua | |
Interactive map of Kathua district | |
Kathua district is in the Jammu division (shown with neon blue boundary) of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (shaded in tan in the disputed Kashmir region | |
| Coordinates (Kathua): 32°35′N 75°30′E | |
| Administering country | India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Division | Jammu Division |
| Parliamentary Constituency | Udhampur-Doda-Kathua Constituency |
| District Headquarter | Kathua |
| Tehsils | Bani, Basholi, Billawar, Hiranagar, Kathua, Nagri-Parole, Marheen, Dinga Amb, Mahanpur, Lohai Malhar, Ramkote. |
| Government | |
| • District Development Council Chairperson | Mann Singh (BJP) |
| • District Collector | Rahul Yadav(IAS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,502 km2 (966 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 43.16 km2 (16.66 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 2,458.84 km2 (949.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 616,435 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 89,713 |
| • Rural | 526,722 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 73.09% |
| • Sex ratio | 890 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JK-08 |
| Major highways | NH 44(Pathankot-Jammu), Bhaderwah-Basoli Highway, Border Road(Kathua-Bishnah). |
| Average annual precipitation | 921cm ( Annual-Billawar) mm |
| Website | https://kathua.nic.in/ |
Kathua district is divided into 8 blocks: Bani, Barnoti, Basholi, Billawar, Duggan, Ghagwal, Hiranagar, Kathua and Lohai Malhar. It has approximately 512 villages.
The traditional language of Kathua is Dogri. Pahari languages are prevalent in the mountainous area of the east. The principal media of education are English, Hindi, and Urdu.