Kathua
Kathua is a town in Jammu & Kashmir union territory of India and serves as Notified Area Council. It is also one of the districts of Jammu & Kashmir.
Schools
Kathua has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Army School Janglote
- Infant Jesus High School School
- St Xavier's Convent School
- Middle School Ramisht Twinkle Star School
- Spring Dales School
Hospitals
Kathua has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sub-Center Sanyal
- Sub-Center Manu
- Primary Health Center Dhaggar
- Sub-Center Phalapur
- Sub CentreTharakalyal
Banks
Kathua has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Bank of Baroda Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir
- Bank of India Kathua
- Central Bank of India Kathua
- Canara Bank Kathua
- Canara Bank Jammu Chak Diyalla
Kathua District
Kathua is one of the 20 districts of Jammu & Kashmir, spread in an area of 2502 square kilometers. It is divided into 11 Tehsils and 19 blocks. As on 23rd December 2024, the current population of Kathua district is 6.92 lakhs, which includes urban population of 1.01 lakhs and rural population of 5.92 lakhs. The sex ratio of district is 890 females per 1000 males. There are 1.34 lakhs houses in the district which means every household has around 5 members. There are around 83.9 thousands teenagers in district. It has literacy rate of 63% which means around 4.37 lakhs persons can read and write. The district has working population of 2.25 lakhs. Total 1.59 lakhs people belonging to scheduled caste and 59.9 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the district.
Tehsils in Kathua district
Kathua district has total 11 Tehsil.
Blocks in Kathua district
Kathua district has total 19 blocks.
- Bani
- Barnoti
- Basohli
- Billawar
- Duggan
- Hiranagar
- Kathua
- Lohai-Malhar
- Duggain
- Baggan
- Bhoond
- Mahanpur
- Dhar Mahanpur
- Mandli
- Nagrota Gujroo
- Keerian Gangyal
- Nagri
- Dinga Amb
- Marheen
Kathua District Planning & Development Board
The office landline number is 01922-23**07. The office address is Office of The District Commissioner, College Road, Pincode - 184104. You can reach there by taking a bus till Kathua bus stop which is less than a km away. The office has internet facility.Kathua District Planning & Development Board consists of total 19 Block Development Council.
- Bani
- Barnoti
- Basohli
- Billawar
- Duggan
- Hiranagar
- Kathua
- Lohai-Malhar
- Bhoond
- Mahanpur
- Dhar Mahanpur
- Mandli
- Nagrota Gujroo
- Keerian Gangyal
- Nagri
- Dinga Amb
- Marheen
- Dugian
- Baggan
Kathua Block Development Council
Kathua Block Development Council consists of total 18 Halqa Panchayat.