Kathua Tehsil - Jammu And Kashmir

Kathua is an administrative tehsil in the Kathua district of Jammu And Kashmir, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Kathua is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Kathua, while the nearest airport is Pathankot Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 21.9 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 564 km², including 533.69 km² rural area and 30.20 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 871 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kathua Tehsil

Kathua Tehsil has a total of 155 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Amargarh	Rural	Airwan
2	Androte	Rural	Kathera
3	Badala	Rural	Badala
4	Badoli	Rural	Rasoo
5	Bagial	Rural	Palli
6	Bakhrial	Rural	Mahi Chack
7	Barni	Rural	Dhanna
8	Baroi	Rural	Mehtabpur
9	Barthindi	Rural	Dhanna
10	Barwal	Rural	Barwal West
11	Basant Pur	Rural	Basantpur
12	Bhagthali	Rural	Jarai
13	Bharraha	Rural	Dhanna
14	Bhed Blode	Rural	Bhed Blore
15	Bhora	Rural	Boura
16	Bhorthain	Rural	Borthain South
17	Bigwan	Rural	Muthi Jagir
18	Bijjit	Rural	Khanyara
19	Broandhohi	Rural	Hote
20	Budhi	Rural	Budhi South
21	Bukhat	Rural	Rasoo
22	Chak Aidal	Rural	Padyari
23	Chak Bhagha	Rural	Rakh Lachhipur
24	Chak Chadoon	Rural	Uttri
25	Chak Devia	Rural	Keerian
26	Chak Diwan Kirpa Ram	Unmapped	Not applicable
27	Chak Drab Khan	Rural	Chak Gadhadhar
28	Chak Gadhadhar	Rural	Chak Gadhadhar
29	Chak Gainda	Rural	Chak Sona Nupa
30	Chak Gasawoon	Rural	Maha
31	Chak Gokal	Rural	Rakh Lachhipur
32	Chak Gota	Rural	Jagatpur
33	Chak Hari Singh	Rural	Govindsar-B Hq Chak Raju
34	Chak Khuni	Rural	Govindsar-B Hq Chak Raju
35	Chak Laxman	Rural	Kharote
36	Chak Ludan	Rural	Chak Sona Nupa
37	Chak Munsifdhar	Rural	Nihalpur
38	Chak Nanak	Rural	Badala
39	Chak Partap Singh	Rural	Govindsar-B Hq Chak Raju
40	Chak Phoola	Unmapped	Not applicable
41	Chak Ram Singh	Rural	Govindsar-B Hq Chak Raju
42	Chak Ramchand	Rural	Logate
43	Chak Rijju	Rural	Govindsar-B Hq Chak Raju
44	Chak Sagta	Rural	Mahi Chack
45	Chak Sajan	Rural	Chak Sona Nupa
46	Chak Sardah	Rural	Jagatpur
47	Chak Sardar Desa Singh	Rural	Chak Sardar Desa Singh
48	Chak Shehzada	Rural	Palli
49	Chak Sheikhan	Rural	Govindsar-B Hq Chak Raju
50	Chak Sona Noopa	Rural	Chak Sona Nupa
51	Chak Sujanpur	Rural	Changrah
52	Changran	Rural	Changrah
53	Chhajial	Rural	Falote-B
54	Chhatha	Rural	Terhera
55	Chhatial	Rural	Terhera
56	Chumber Mehtaba	Rural	Keerian
57	Dabwal	Rural	Mearth
58	Dhanna	Rural	Dhanna
59	Dhanore	Rural	Dhanore
60	Dilwan	Rural	Dilwan
61	Domar	Rural	Domar
62	Dral	Rural	Bhed Blore
63	Dukhat	Rural	Sowla
64	Dukhnaka	Rural	Basantpur
65	Fafal	Rural	Kathera
66	Forelain	Rural	Forelain West-B
67	Gaiterwan	Rural	Mehtabpur
68	Gandyal	Rural	Gandyal
69	Gharti	Rural	Thein
70	Govindsar	Rural	Govindsar-B Hq Chak Raju
71	Hatli	Rural	Hatli
72	Hote	Rural	Hote
73	Jagat Pur	Rural	Jagatpur
74	Jakhbar	Rural	Jakhbar
75	Jakhole	Rural	Jakhole
76	Jamal Pur	Rural	Khanyara
77	Jandore	Rural	Jandore
78	Jandore Hukmi	Rural	Jandore
79	Janglote	Rural	Janglote West
80	Jarai	Rural	Jarai
81	Jawala Pur	Rural	Padyari
82	Juthana	Rural	Jothana Lower
83	Kadyar	Rural	Sahar
84	Kaintah	Rural	Basantpur
85	Kalana	Rural	Nanan
86	Kalaspur	Rural	Mehtabpur
87	Kamala	Rural	Sahar
88	Kangrial	Rural	Mirpur Dam
89	Karroh	Rural	Korroh
90	Kasori	Rural	Thein
91	Kathera	Rural	Kathera
92	Keerian	Rural	Keerian
93	Khanyara	Rural	Khanyara
94	Kharote	Rural	Kharote
95	Kothi	Rural	Mehtabpur
96	Kutlehar	Rural	Basantpur
97	Lakhanpur	Unmapped	Not applicable
98	Logate	Rural	Logate
99	Maha	Rural	Maha
100	Mahi Chak	Rural	Mahi Chack
101	Majra	Rural	Jarai
102	Makhsuspur	Rural	Jarai
103	Mangota	Rural	Hote
104	Mangri	Rural	Korroh
105	Manjli	Rural	Sowla
106	Maroli	Rural	Mehtabpur
107	Matandi	Rural	Jagatpur
108	Mehtab Pur	Rural	Mehtabpur
109	Merath	Rural	Mearth
110	Muthi Jagir	Rural	Muthi Jagir
111	Muthi Khurd	Rural	Falote-B
112	Muthi Rakwalan	Rural	Padyari
113	Nagrota	Rural	Nagrota
114	Nanan	Rural	Nanan
115	Nangal	Rural	Falote-B
116	Narain Pur	Rural	Nagrota
117	Nihalpur	Rural	Nihalpur
118	Nonal	Rural	Jandore
119	Nora	Rural	Thein
120	Padyari	Rural	Padyari
121	Palli	Rural	Palli
122	Pandrar	Rural	Pandrar
123	Parthyal	Rural	Falote-A
124	Patoli	Rural	Dilwan
125	Phalote	Rural	Falote-A
126	Raid	Rural	Jarai
127	Rajiani	Rural	Jarai
128	Rakh Hoshiari	Rural	Rakh Hoshiari
129	Rakh Jalphar	Rural	Mehtabpur
130	Rakh Sarkar Budhi	Rural	Budhi South
131	Rakha Lachhipore	Rural	Rakh Lachhipur
132	Rakhsarkar Plahi	Rural	Changrah
133	Ramnagar	Rural	Gandyal
134	Rasooh	Rural	Rasoo
135	Rekheh	Rural	Dilwan
136	Sahar	Rural	Sahar
137	Samper Sapla	Rural	Bhajwal Hq Narolian
138	Sangan	Rural	Kathera
139	Sanora	Rural	Uttri
140	Sanyari	Rural	Uttri
141	Sawala	Rural	Sowla
142	Shehar Timber	Rural	Nihalpur
143	Sher Pur	Rural	Jakhbar
144	Sherkotla	Rural	Sahar
145	Suraj Beli	Rural	Falote-A
146	Taraf Bhajwal	Rural	Bhajwal Hq Narolian
147	Taraf Manjli	Rural	Jarai
148	Taraf Sanji	Rural	Bhajwal Hq Narolian
149	Taraf Tajwal	Rural	Jarai
150	Tarda	Rural	Terhera
151	Tarharah	Rural	Jagatpur
152	Thanoon	Rural	Palli
153	Thein	Rural	Thein
154	Tridwan	Rural	Tridwan
155	Uttri	Rural	Uttri

Population of Kathua Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Kathua Tehsil has a total population of 2,10,949 people, consisting of 1,12,702 males and 98,247 females. There are 41,206 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 374 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,10,949	1,39,941	71,008
Male Population	1,12,702	74,698	38,004
Female Population	98,247	65,243	33,004
Total Households	41,206	27,005	14,201
Population Density	374 / km²	262 / km²	2,351 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,46,088 literate people and 25,768 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 60,217 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 14,071 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	25,768	18,289	7,479
Literate Population	1,46,088	91,511	54,577
Illiterate Population	64,861	48,430	16,431
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	60,217	42,307	17,910
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	14,071	13,075	996

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Kathua (कठुआ)
District	Kathua
State / UT	Jammu And Kashmir
Railway Station	Kathua
Total Area	564 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	871
Total Population (2011)	2,10,949
Density	374/km²
Total Villages	155

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