Kathua District, with population of about 6.2 lakh is Jammu & Kashmir's the 8th most populous district, located in the state Jammu & Kashmir in India. Total geographical area of Kathua district is 2502 km2 and it is the 8th biggest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 246 persons per km2. There are 5 sub districts in the district, among them Kathua is the most populous sub district with population of about 2.1 lakh and Bani is the least populous sub district with population of about 46 thousand.
There are 7 cities in the district which comes under the district administration, those are - Kathua (M Cl + OG) Municipal Council and Out Growth; Kathua (M Cl) Municipal Council; Hiranagar (MC), Parole (MC), Bashohli (MC), Billawar (MC) and Lakhanpur (MC) Municipal Committees.
Demographics
The district is home to about 6.2 lakh people, among them about 3.3 lakh (53%) are male and about 2.9 lakh (47%) are female. 68% of the whole population are from general caste, 23% are from schedule caste and 9% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Kathua district is 14%, among them 55% are boys and 45% are girls. There are about 1.2 lakh households in the district and an average 5 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 85% (about 5.3 lakh) live in Kathua District rural part and 15% (about 90 thousand) population live in the Kathua District urban part. Rural population density of Kathua district is 214 and urban population density is 2079 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
616,435 |
421,904 |
141,224 |
53,307 |
83,936 |
| Male |
326,109 |
223,772 |
74,644 |
27,693 |
45,833 |
| Female |
290,326 |
198,132 |
66,580 |
25,614 |
38,103 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 88% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 10% of the total population and Sikhs are the third largest religious community here with 2% population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 890 in Muslims are 904 and in Sikhs are 809.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
616,435 |
540,063 |
64,234 |
1,828 |
9,551 |
24 |
16 |
2 |
717 |
| Male |
326,109 |
285,720 |
33,728 |
941 |
5,280 |
12 |
9 |
1 |
418 |
| Female |
290,326 |
254,343 |
30,506 |
887 |
4,271 |
12 |
7 |
1 |
299 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has increased by 12.1% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 5.5 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 11.4% which is -1.3% lower than male population growth rate of 12.7%. General caste population has increased by 8.6%; Schedule caste population has increased by 10.9%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 56% and child population has increased by 3.2% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
12.1% |
8.6% |
10.9% |
56% |
3.2% |
| Male |
12.7% |
9.3% |
11.6% |
55.9% |
3.8% |
| Female |
11.4% |
7.8% |
10.1% |
56.1% |
2.6% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 890 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 885, in schedule caste is 892 and in schedule tribe is 925. There are 831 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the district. Overall sex ratio in the district has decreased by 11 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 10 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
-11 |
-13 |
-12 |
2 |
-10 |
| 2011 |
890 |
885 |
892 |
925 |
831 |
| 2001 |
901 |
898 |
904 |
923 |
841 |
Literacy
Total about 3.9 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 2.3 lakh are male and about 1.6 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Kathua is 73%. 82% of male and 64% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 7%. Male literacy has gone up by 6% and female literacy rate has gone up by 10%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
7.5% |
5.8% |
9.3% |
| 2011 |
73.1% |
81.5% |
63.7% |
| 2001 |
65.6% |
75.7% |
54.4% |
Workers profile
Kathua has 33% (about 2 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 50% male and 13% female population are working population. 38% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 12% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 7% of total female population are main and 7% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
32.5% |
23.2% |
9.3% |
67.5% |
| Male |
49.5% |
37.8% |
11.7% |
50.5% |
| Female |
13.4% |
6.7% |
6.7% |
86.6% |