Spanning from 32° 17' to 32° 55’ North Latitude and 75° 70' to 76° 16’ East longitude, and occupying an area of 2651 Sq Kms, Kathua District is bordered by Punjab in the Southeast, Himachal Pradesh in the Northeast, Doda and Udhampur in North and Northwest with Jammu in the West and Pakistan in the Southwestern fringes.
With a net population of 5.44 lakhs, the economy of Kathua District is primarily agrarian with the inhabitants growing paddy, wheat, maize, etc.
The picturesque glacial valleys of Bani, the flower speckled meadows of Banjal, the rippling brooks of Chandel, the Panyalag town, and the viewpoint of Chhataragala, lush meadows of Sarthal and the trekking routes of Dullangal captivate tourists visiting Kathua District.


