Kathar, Maira Mandrian
Kathar is a village and Halqa Panchayat of the Maira Mandrian Tehsil in Jammu district of Jammu & Kashmir, which falls under Maira Mandrian block. Rohit Kumar is the President of Kathar Halqa Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address rohitsharma23@gmail.com and mobile number 99062xxx38. The Secretary is Shazad Ahmed, who can be reached at email address ahmedshazad562@gmail.com and mobile number 96223xxx51. The Panchayat address is Bdo Maira Mandrian, Pincode - 181201. You can reach there by taking a bus till Kathar bus stop which is less than a km away. There are one computer, one laptop, one printer and one scanner available for various works.
As on May 2024, the current population of Kathar is 954 out of which 508 are males and rest 446 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 878 females per 1000 males. There are around 117 teenagers in Kathar. It has literacy rate of 66% which means around 628 persons can read and write. Total 180 people belonging to scheduled caste and 54 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 176 households in Kathar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 216. The pincode of Kathar is 181201 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Akhnoor Sub Post office
- Pacca Danga Akhnoor Sub Post office
- Bamal Colony Branch Post office
- Brui Branch Post office
- Gandharwan Branch Post office
Schools
Kathar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Army School Akhnoor
- St. Francis Higher Secondary School Akhnoor
- Kids Planet Pubilc School
- Kvno1 Akhnoor
- Mhs Dav Centenary Pub. School
Hospitals
Kathar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Kathar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- ICICI Bank Akhnoor
- Indian Bank Akhnoor
- Jammu & Kashmir Bank Maira Mandrian Jammu
- Punjab National Bank Akhnoor Jammu
- State Bank of India Akhnoor
Covered villages
Kathar Halqa Panchayat manages total 6 villages.