General Knowledge of Jammu and Kashmir
History of District Kathua
It is believed that One Jodh Singh a
famous Rajput of Andotra clan migrated from HASTINAPUR to KATHUA nearly 2000
years ago and settled here.
The three Hamlets of Taraf Tajwal,
Taraf Manjali and Taraf Bhajwal were established by his three sons Viz. Teju,
Kindal and Bhaju.
Their descendent are now called as
Tajwalia, Bhajwalia and Khanwalia Rajputs of Andotra sub-caste.
These three hamlets was loosely
called “KATHAI”
With the passage of time came to be
called as KATHUA.
2 powerful empires of Abhisara
(Present day POONCH) and KATHAIOI at the time of invasion of India by
ALEXANDER,
DOGRI & PAHARI are the main
languages spoken
The traditional language of Kathua is
Dogri
The District is surrounded by Punjab
in the South-East, Himachal Pradesh in North-East, Doda and Udhampur in North
and North-West, Jammu in the West and Pakistan in the South-West
Area is 2651 Sq Kms
Climate: sub-tropical to temperate
Minerals: The most important Minerals
in the district are Cement Grade Lime Stone in Basohli area. Low Grade Iron
deposits in Lohai-Malhar block, Gypsum deposits in village Daulla
Rivers: RAVI RIVER
Ranjit Sagar Dam is built on this
river ( Basoli)
The length of the river in the
district is approximately 55Km
The main tributory of the Ravi river
is Sewa river
The length of the river in the
district is 125 Km
Sewa-II Hydroelectric Project
Total Installed Capacity in MW – 120
MW
Commission Date – 2007
UJH RIVER: The length of the river in
the district is 65 Km
The main tributory of the Ujh river
is NAAZ and BHINNI Nallahs of Billawar
transportation of timber from hills
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