District of Jammu and Kashmir

Kathua: 6.2 lakh people, one story

People
6,16,435
Area
2,502 km²
Literacy
73.09%
Sex ratio
890
Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirLiteracy rate: 73.09%. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirFemale literacy: 63.72%. Rank 3 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Big number6.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 246 to every km².See the numbers →

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KathuaJammu and Kashmir

The history, places and schemes of Kathua are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Kathua in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.2 lakh#8/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Area2,502 km²#6/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Population density246 per km²#13/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 290
Sex ratio890 females per 1000 males#12/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 892
Child sex ratio (0–6)831 girls per 1000 boys#17/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 860
Literacy rate73.09%#3/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 67.00
Female literacy63.72%#3/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 56.36
Urban population14.6%#10/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 27.5

People & society

73.1% can read. 890 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.576.5
Female literacy
63.756.4
Scheduled Castes
22.97.5
Scheduled Tribes
8.610.4
Living in towns
14.627.5

Gender literacy gap: 17.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.6%
  • Muslim 10.4%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Sikh 1.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    45 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2 lakh workers, 32.5% of all people

    This district
    Jammu and Kashmir
    • Cultivators 34.7%
    • Farm labourers 10.8%
    • Household industry 2.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 52.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 51% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      50.948.1
      Latrine at home
      12.128.4
      Tap water
      28.536.3
      LPG / PNG
      15.317.7
      Phone
      41.439.3
      Television
      31.228.8
      Bicycle
      8.35.9
      Two-wheeler
      10.77.4

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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