Kathua
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Kathua ਕਠੂਆ |
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| City | |
| Nickname(s): Gateway to Jammu and Kashmir | |
 Kathua
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| Coordinates: 32°23′06″N 75°31′01″E / 32.385°N 75.517°ECoordinates: 32°23′06″N 75°31′01″E / 32.385°N 75.517°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kathua |
| Settled | 1025 BC |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Kathua Municipal Council(defunct) |
| • MLA | Rajeev Jasrotia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 387 m (1,270 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 616,435 |
| • Rank | 4 |
| • Density | 246/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu English Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 184101(Down town) , 184102(Patel Nagar Suburbs) and 184104 (Upper Shiva Nagar) |
| Telephone code | 01922(xxxxxx) |
| Vehicle registration | JK-08 |
| Literacy | 73.09 |
| Website | http://kathua.nic.in/ |
Kathua (kəˈθʊə) (Dogri/Pahari/Hindi: कठुआ,Punjabi :ਕਠੂਆ) is a city and a Municipal Council in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The word "Kathua" is derived from the word "Thuan" in Dogri which means "Scorpions". Some believe that its name is derived from the name of Rishi Kashyap who disguised himself as a tortoise (Kachua)for strong meditation. Kathua is also called 'the city of Sufis' owing to the presence of large number of Sufi Shrines of Pirs. The city is also the gateway to the state and a big industrial town with army presence .
Kathua is located at 32°22′N 75°31′E / 32.37°N 75.52°E. It has an average elevation of 307 metres (1,007 ft).The city is surrounded by three rivers. Ravi is just 7 km down Kathua while ujjh is about 11 km ahead on Jammu Highway. Kathua itself is situated along the banks of a khad (river) dividing it into two boroughs: Parliwand, meaning the other side; and Orliwand, meaning this side. Both parts are connected by three bridges. Many parts of the district and the city itself lie on plains while the tehsils of Basoli and Billawar are very hilly. The Kandi region - the barren lowlands at shiwalik foothills constitute it. A gateway to the northernmost state of Jammu and Kashmir, Kathua lies just 88 kilometres south of the state's winter capital of Jammu.
The district is divided into four Sub-divisions-
Kathua District comprises of tehsils:
Kathua is the fourth biggest city in the state after Srinagar (population=11,77,253), Jammu city (population=9,51,373) and Anantnag (population=2,08,312 including agglomerations).As of 2011, Kathua city has a population of 1,91,988. The sex ratio is 853 females per 1,000 males. There has been a sudden increase in the population of the town due to migration from rural areas and hilly areas from Basoli Tehsil. Kathua is overwhelmingly Hindu, the religion practiced by 85% of its population, another 4.75% is Sikh, and 2.68% Muslim. However people have a strong faith in Sufistic culture too as there are large number of Sufi shrines in and around the city. Most of the people are of Dogra race and Dogri is the principal language.
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