Kathua is one of district of Jammu & Kashmir in India. There are 5 Tehsils, 512 villages and 7 towns in Kathua district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kathua district has 119,583 households, population of 616,435 of which 326,109 are males and 290,326 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 83,936 which is 13.62% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kathua district is around
890 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Kathua district is 63.14% out of which 70.07% males are literate and 55.35% females are literate. The total area of Kathua is 2,502 sq.km with population density of 246 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 85.45% of population lives in Urban area and 14.55% lives in Rural area. There are 22.91% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 8.65% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kathua district.
Kathua Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 616,435 | 100% |
| Hindu | 540,063 | 87.61% |
| Muslim | 64,234 | 10.42% |
| Sikh | 9,551 | 1.55% |
| Christian | 1,828 | 0.3% |
| Religion not stated | 717 | 0.12% |
| Buddhist | 24 | 0% |
| Jain | 16 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 2 | 0% |
Kathua Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 43 | 2,459 |
| Number of households | 17,932 | 101,651 |
| Total Population | 89,713 | 526,722 |
| Population (%) | 53.49% | 47.2% |
| Male Population | 47,983 | 278,126 |
| Female Population | 41,730 | 248,596 |
| Sex Ratio | 870 | 894 |
| Literacy (%) | 76.73% | 60.82% |
List of Tehsils in Kathua
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