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district of Jammu and Kashmir, India

Key facts

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, Marheen, Mahanpur, Lohai Malhar, Ramkote, Dinga Amb.
District development council chairperson
Mann Singh ( BJP )
District collector
Rakesh Minhas ( IAS )
Total
2,502 km (966 sq mi)
Urban
43.16 km (16.66 sq mi)
Rural
2,458.84 km (949.36 sq mi)
Density
246.4/km (638.1/sq mi)
Literacy
73.09%
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/

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Official website

District Kathua, Government of Jammu & Kashmir | The Gateway to Jammu and Kashmir | India

The Gateway to Jammu and Kashmir

kathua.gov.in

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Wikidata facts

Country
India
Located in
Jammu division
Capital
Kathua
Population
616435
Area
2651
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Shares border with
Gurdaspur district
Official website
kathua.gov.in
Image
Ranjit Sagar Dam 1.jpg
Households
119583
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Category:Kathua district
Commons category
Kathua district
male population
326109
female population
290326
urban population
89713
rural population
526722
literate population
389204
illiterate population
227231
different from
Kathua
short name
KTH
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Encyclopedic overview

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, Doda and Udhampur districts to the north, the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh to the east and Punjab to the south. Pakistan's working boundary is to the west.

Kathua district is divided into 8 blocks: Bani, Barnoti, Basholi, Billawar, Najot, Duggan, Ghagwal, Hiranagar, Kathua and Lohai Malhar. It has approximately 512 villages.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kathua district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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