?Kathua Jammu and Kashmir • India
Kathua
Coordinates: 32°24′N 75°48′E / 32.4, 75.8
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area	32 km² (12 sq mi)
Population • Density • Literacy rate	40,206 (2001) • 205/km² (2,001)/km² (Expression error: Unrecognised word "km"/sq mi) • 63% (2001)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 1841xx • +01922(xxxxxx) • JK-08

Coordinates: 32°24′N 75°48′E / 32.4, 75.8 , Jammu and Kashmir   (IPA: , Kashmiri:ज्वम त॒ कॅशीर جۄم تٕہ کٔشِیر, Urdu:جموں Ùˆ کشمیر) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links India_Jammu_and_Kashmir_locator_map. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Location of Mirzapur and the 82. ... The geography of India is extremely diverse, with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts, plains, rainforests, hills and plateaus. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Literacy is the ability to use text to communicate across space and time. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the post office numbering or post code system used by the Indian Postal Service (similar to the ZIP Code in the United States). ... For the past decade or so, telecommunication activities have gained momentum in India. ... Licence plates on the back of a taxi in Kolkata. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Kathua is the largest city of the Kathua district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Kathua district is a district in state of Jammu and Kashmir in India . ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ... , Jammu and Kashmir   (IPA: , Kashmiri:ज्वम त॒ कॅशीर جۄم تٕہ کٔشِیر, Urdu:جموں Ùˆ کشمیر) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ...

Geography

Kathua is located at 32.37° N 75.52° E.^[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. The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... , Jammu and Kashmir   (IPA: , Kashmiri:ज्वम त॒ कॅशीर جۄم تٕہ کٔشِیر, Urdu:جموں Ùˆ کشمیر) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ... Jammu   (Hindi: जम्मू, Urdu: جموں) is one of the three regions comprising the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. ...

Tehsils of Kathua

• Basholi
• Billawar
• Hiranagar
• Kathua

The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. ... Billawar is a town and a notified area committee in Kathua district in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, India. ... Hiranagar is a town and a notified area committee in Kathua district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. ...

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census,^GRIndia 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. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Religions Sikhism Scriptures Guru Granth Sahib Languages English, Punjabi and Hindi A Sikh ( or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent to Sikhism. ...

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. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

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. Look up Punjab in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Himachal Pradesh   (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश, IPA: ), formerly the Punjab Hill States, is a mostly mountainous state in northern India. ...

Kathua has a number of good secondary schools as well. Government Higher Secondary, Bhartiya Public School, Army School Janglot, R.S. Jagriti Niketan, 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. Jammu   (Hindi: जम्मू, Urdu: جموں) is one of the three regions comprising the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. ... Pathankot (Punjabi: ਪਠਾਨਕੋਟ, Hindi: पठानकोट, Pashto: پٹھان ڪوٽ) a city and a municipal committee in Gurdaspur district in the Indian state of Punjab. ...

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. An industrial park is an area of land set aside for industrial development. ...

Army presence

Kathua has a significant Indian Army presence in the surrounding areas.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kathua

External links

• History of Kathua
• Official website of District Kathua (J&K)

• WikiMapia tagging for Kathua

Coordinates: 32°22′N, 75°31′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...