Kathua District

Jammu and Kashmir

Kathua district is one of the districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Its administrative headquarters is at Kathua. It covers 2,651 sq km and had a population of 6,16,435 at the 2011 census, a density of 233 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 6 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Kathua
Area
2,651 sq km
Population
6.16 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
233 /km²
Literacy Rate
73.09%
Sex Ratio
890
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Kathua District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Kathua district.

Total Population
6.16 Lakh
Male Population
3.26 Lakh
Female Population
2.90 Lakh
Rural Population
5.21 Lakh
Urban Population
95,035
Scheduled Caste
1.42 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
53,200
Literacy Rate
73.09%
Population Density
233 /km²
Sex Ratio
890
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 81.53%Female literacy 63.72%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Kathua district.

11
Tehsils
19
Blocks
80
Nyay Panchayats
257
Gram Panchayats
512
Villages
Headquarters
Kathua
Languages
Dogri, Hindi, Punjabi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
32.37° N, 75.52° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Kathua

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Udhampur

Constituency No. 4 · General
Partial
DS
Dr. Jitendra Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Bani
  • Billawar
  • Basohli
  • Jasrota
  • Kathua
  • Hiranagar
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Kathua

(6)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Bani
No. 63 · Udhampur
DS
Dr Rameshwar Singh
Independent
MLA
Billawar
No. 64 · Udhampur
SS
Satish Kumar Sharma
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Basohli
No. 65 · Udhampur
DK
Darshan Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Jasrota
No. 66 · Udhampur
RJ
Rajiv Jasrotia
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Kathua
No. 67 · Udhampur
DB
Dr. Bharat Bhushan
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Hiranagar
No. 68 · Udhampur
VK
Vijay Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Kathua

(7)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Kathua district.

  • DS
    Dr. Jitendra Singh
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Udhampur · No. 4
  • DS
    Dr Rameshwar Singh
    Independent
    MLA
    Bani · No. 63
  • SS
    Satish Kumar Sharma
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Billawar · No. 64
  • DK
    Darshan Kumar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Basohli · No. 65
  • RJ
    Rajiv Jasrotia
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Jasrota · No. 66
  • DB
    Dr. Bharat Bhushan
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Kathua · No. 67
  • VK
    Vijay Kumar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Hiranagar · No. 68

Election History

Lok Sabha

Udhampur · No. 4

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPDr. Jitendra Singh
    Votes 5,79,693Vote share 50.5%Margin 1,24,373
    1. 1. Dr. Jitendra Singh · BJP5,79,693 (50.5%)
    2. 2. Choudhary Lal Singh · INC4,55,320 (39.67%)
    3. 3. Manoj Kumar · Democratic Progressive Azad Party42,100 (3.67%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Jammu and Kashmir
State
Kathua
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 4
6 Assembly
No. 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68

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Kathua District at a Glance

State
Jammu and Kashmir
Headquarters
Kathua
Area
2,651 sq km
Population
6.16 Lakh
Population density
233 per km²
Sex ratio
890 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
73.09%
Languages
Dogri, Hindi, Punjabi
Tehsils
11
Blocks
19
Gram panchayats
257
Villages
512
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
6
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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