KATHUA

'Kathua' is the largest city of the Kathua district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Educational institutes

Transportation

Industrial estate

Army presence

Sources of Public Entertainment

References

External links

Geography

Kathua is located at .^[1] It has an average elevation of 307 metres (1007 feet).
A gateway to the northernmost Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, 'Kathua' lies just 88 kilometers south of the state's winter capital of Jammu.
==Tehsils of Kathua==

★ Basholi

★ Billawar

★ Hiranagar

★ Kathua

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census,^[2] Kathua had a population of 40,206. Men constitute 54% of the population and women 46%. Kathua has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 67%. In Kathua, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. The Kathua district is overwhelmingly Hindu, the religion practiced by 91% of its population. Another 7% is Muslim, and 2% Sikh. The total population of the district is 544,206.

Educational institutes

Kathua has its own Government Degree College (for men and women) and one Women's college known as Government Degree College, Kathua. The district has a number of government and private schools.
Since 2000, Kathua has seen a number of teaching colleges starting up to offer Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degrees to residents of neighboring states, particularly Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. These colleges have mushroomed in parts of Jammu as well. One of the more prominent among them is Vivekananda College of Education.
Kathua has a number of good secondary schools as well. Government Higher Secondary, Bhartiya Public School, Army School Janglot, R.S. Jagriti Niketan, Nav Adarsh Higher Secondary School, Shiva Public School, Shakti Morden Sr. Sec. School, Kendriya Vidyalaya Lakhanpur are among them. R.S. Jagriti Niketan boasts of having the highest number of distinctions and positions on board exams in the entire state of Jammu & Kashmir.

Transportation

Buses for longer distances and matadors (small buses) for shorter distances are the main sources of transportation in Kathua. Within the city, people also use bicycles and cars. The bus journey from Kathua to Jammu is approximately 2.5 hours. These buses are managed by Kathua Transport Union(KTU), identified by red colored roof tops. There are also railway links to Jammu and Pathankot from Kathua.

Industrial estate

On the outskirts of Kathua, there is a well developed industrial estate, SICOP (State industrial cooperation), including the Chenab Textile Mill (CTM). This venture of Birla Group, established in the 1970s, contributed greatly to the development of today's Kathua. In addition to CTM, there are several other factories, manufacturing cement, iron, and other products.
There is a unit Celine Healthcare that is in the manufacturing of cosmetic products.

Army presence

Because of its close proximity to the Pakistan border, Kathua has a significant Indian Army presence in the surrounding areas.

Sources of Public Entertainment

Movie Theatre(s): None

Sports Stadium: One

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kathua
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External links

★ History of Kathua

★ Official website of District Kathua (J&K)

★ WikiMapia tagging for Kathua