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{{short description|Village in Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gatha
| other_name = Fish Pond Bhaderwah
| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = Union Territory
| subdivision_name1 = Jammu and Kashmir
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2= [[Doda district|Doda]]
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil
| subdivision_name3 = Bhaderwah
| subdivision_type4 = Parliamentary Constituency
| subdivision_name4 = [[Udhampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udhampur]]
| government_type = Panchayat Raj
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 2008
| population_as_of = 2011
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'''Gatha''' (known for '''Fish Pond Bhaderwah''') is a village located in the [[Bhaderwah]] Tehsil in the [[Doda district]] of the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

== Demographics ==
The Gatha village has a population of 2,008 according to the 2011 census.<ref name="census2011"/> The population of children aged 0-6 is 249, accounting for 12.40% of the total population. The village exhibits an average Sex Ratio of 851, which is slightly lower than the Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. However, the Child Sex Ratio in Gatha is 872, higher than the Jammu and Kashmir state average of 862.<ref name="census2011">{{cite web | title=District Doda Handbook | website=Census 2011, Government of India |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/520/download/1728/DH_2011_0116_PART_A_DCHB_DODA.pdf | access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref>

Gatha village boasts a higher literacy rate compared to the overall Jammu and Kashmir statistics. In 2011, the literacy rate of Gatha village was 70.04%, in contrast to the state average of 67.16%. Male literacy in Gatha stands at 77.84%, while female literacy rate was recorded at 60.84%.<ref name="census2011"/>

== Tourism ==
The Gatha Lake View Resorts, also known as a 'fish pond,' is a popular [[List of tourist attractions in Chenab Valley|tourist destination in Bhaderwah]] which is located in Gatha village.<ref>{{cite news | title=Tourists manhandled by employees of BDA | website=Early Times | date=22 June 2014 | url=https://www.earlytimes.in/newsdet.aspx?q=126920 | access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref> The Bhaderwah Development Authority (BDA) is responsible for the maintenance and development of the resort.<ref>{{cite news | author=Ranjit Thakur | title=Filthy toilets, stray dogs bane of Bhaderwah fishpond | website=[[The Tribune (India)]]| date=22 November 2016 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/filthy-toilets-stray-dogs-bane-of-bhaderwah-fishpond-326464 | access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Bhaderwah]]
* [[Doda district]]
* [[Chenab Valley]]
* [[List of tourist attractions in Chenab Valley]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Doda district]]
[[Category:Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir]]

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