Kathua PIN Codes - List of Pincodes of Kathua
Below is a comprehensive list of 20 areas and 8 talukas under Kathua district of Jammu Kashmir. The detail includes pin code of each area with postal office type, taluka name, district name etc.
Kathua District
Kathua district is one of 22 administrative districts that comprise the state of Jammu and Kashmir under Indian rule. It is surrounded by Jammu to the northwest, the Doda and Udhampur districts to the north, the state of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Punjab to the south, and Pakistan's working boundary to the west. Its terrain is diverse, consisting of rich agricultural areas along the Punjab/Kashmir border, plains sweeping eastward to the foothills of the Himalaya, and a mountainous Pahari region in the east.
Kathua district is divided into 8 blocks:Bani, Barnoti, Basholi, Billawar, Duggan, Ghagwal, Hiranagar, Kathua and Lohai Malhar. It has approximately 512 villages.
The traditional language of Kathua is Dogri. The Pahari languages are prevalent in the mountainous area of the east. The principal media of education are English, Hindi, and Urdu.
In a Muslim majority state, Kathua, like the Jammu district, is overwhelmingly Hindu, Total Population is 6.15 Lacs (Census of India 2001), Hinduism practiced by 91%, Muslims 7% and Sikhs 2%.
A relatively safe regional pocket, Kathua was spared the decade-long insurrection sparked by the Khalistan separatist movement in Punjab State on the Indian side of Punjab region that ended in the early 1990s, just to its south, and the ongoing Terrorism in Kashmir Valley further to the north, beginning in the 1980s.
List of Talukas in Kathua, Jammu Kashmir
Below is map of Kathua, Jammu Kashmir. Click to open in Google Maps.
Kathua City
Kathua (kəˈθʊə) (Dogri/Pahari/Hindi: कठुआ) is a city and a Municipal Council in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The word "Kathua" is derived from the word "Thuan" in Dogri which means "Scorpions". Some believe that its name is derived from the name of Rishi Kashyap who disguised himself as a tortoise (kashua) for strong meditation. Kathua is also called 'the city of Sufis' owing to the presence of large number of Sufi Shrines of Peers.
Area PIN Codes in Kathua District
Below is list of 141 areas in Kathua district of Jammu Kashmir state.
| PIN Code | Area | Taluka | District | Postal Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184101 | Kathua pin code | Kathua | Kathua | Head Office |
| 184102 | Dilwan pin code | Jammu | Kathua | Branch Office |
| 184102 | Govindasr pin code | Kathua | Kathua | Branch Office |
| 184102 | Kathua pin code | Kathua | Kathua | Sub Office |
| 184102 | Jarai pin code | Kathua | Kathua | Branch Office |
| 184102 | Kharote pin code | Kathua | Kathua | Branch Office |
| 184102 | Krishnanagar pin code | Kathua | Kathua | Branch Office |
| 184102 | Mehtabpur pin code | Kathua | Kathua | Branch Office |
| 184102 | Parliwand pin code | Kathua | Kathua | Branch Office |
| 184104 | Changran pin code | Kathua | Kathua | Branch Office |
| 184104 | Jakhbar pin code | Kathua | Kathua | Branch Office |
| 184104 | Janglote pin code | Kathua | Kathua | Branch Office |
| 184104 | Kothera pin code | Jammu | Kathua | Branch Office |
| 184104 | Logate pin code | Kathua | Kathua | Branch Office |
| 184104 | Mini Sectt Kathua pin code | Kathua | Kathua | Sub Office |
| 184104 | Rakh Lachhipura pin code | Kathua | Kathua | Branch Office |
| 184121 | Mawa pin code | Hiranagar | Kathua | Branch Office |
| 184141 | Ghagwal pin code | Hiranagar | Kathua | Sub Office |
| 184141 | Jatwal pin code | Hiranagar | Kathua | Branch Office |
| 184141 | Naran pin code | Hiranagar | Kathua | Branch Office |