Katra is a Municipal Committee city in district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Katra city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Katra Municipal Committee has population of 9,008 of which 5,106 are males while 3,902 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1012 which is 11.23 % of total population of Katra (MC). In Katra Municipal Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 764 against state average of 889. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Katra is around 814 compared to Jammu and Kashmir state average of 862. Literacy rate of Katra city is 85.56 % higher than state average of 67.16 %. In Katra, Male literacy is around 89.16 % while female literacy rate is 80.80 %.
Katra Municipal Committee has total administration over 1,594 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Katra 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Katra Municipal Committee in 2024 is approximately
12,600.
The schedule census of 2021 for Katra city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Katra city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Katra town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Katra Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.37 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.10 % of total population in Katra (MC).
Katra Work Profile
Out of total population, 3,431 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 3,090 were males while 341 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 3431 working population, 97.26 % were engaged in Main Work while 2.74 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.