Kathua District

Kathua district is located in Jammu & Kashmir. Population of Kathua district is 615,711 as per Census 2011. Kathua is 8th most Populous district out of total 22 districts in Jammu & Kashmir and it is 521th most Populous district out of total 640 districts in India.

The population density of Kathua is 232 Persons per square Km. It is 15th most densely populated out of 22 districts in Jammu & Kashmir and it is 453th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in India.

Total Literacy rate of Kathua is 73.5%. This means 73.5 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 5 in terms of literacy rate out of total 22 districts of Jammu & Kashmir and 319 out of total 640 districts of India.

Male Literacy of Kathua is 81.4% while female literacy stands at 64.56%.

Note: Serchhip district (98.76%) in Mizoram has highest literacy rate and Alirajpur district (37.2%) of Madhya Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate in India.

Sex-ratio of Kathua is 877 female per thousand male.

Note: Highest Sex-ratio of India is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533). All the details are as of Census 2011.

Area of Kathua is 2,651.00 Sq. Km. It is 6th largest district in Jammu & Kashmir and 432th largest in India in terms of total area.

Note: Kutch district (45441 sq.km) of Gujarat is the largest and Mahe district (9 sq km) of Puducherry is the smallest district in India.