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	There have also been reports of possible oil reserves in the area<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/290632\|title=Joint search for oil in Kashmir\|first=Jawed\|last=Naqvi\|date=23 February 2008\|website=DAWN.COM\|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>		There have also been reports of possible oil reserves in the area<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/290632\|title=Joint search for oil in Kashmir\|first=Jawed\|last=Naqvi\|date=23 February 2008\|website=DAWN.COM\|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>

	=== Climate ===		==Climate==
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	== Demographics ==		==Demographics==
	As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Katra had a total population of 9,008, of which 5,106 were males and 3,902 were females. ~~Population~~ within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,012. The total number of literates in Katra was 6,841, which constituted 75.9% of the population with male literacy of 79.4% and female literacy of 71.4%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Katra was 85.6%, of which male literacy rate was 89.2% and female literacy rate was 80.8%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 1,925 and 9 respectively. Katra had 1594 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web \|title=Census of India: Katra \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=6672 \|website=www.censusindia.gov.in \|access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref>		{{Pie chart
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			As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Katra had a total population of 9,008, of which 5,106 were males and 3,902 were females. The population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,012. The total number of literates in Katra was 6,841, which constituted 75.9% of the population with male literacy of 79.4% and female literacy of 71.4%. The effective literacy rate of the 7+ population of Katra was 85.6%, of which the male literacy rate was 89.2% and the female literacy rate was 80.8%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 1,925 and 9 respectively. Katra had 1594 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web \|title=Census of India: Katra \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=6672 \|website=www.censusindia.gov.in \|access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref>

	===Languages===		===Languages===
	As per the 2011 census, the majority, 78.2% of the population spoke [[Dogri language\|Dogri]], followed by 10.6% [[Hindi]], 2.5% [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], 2.2% [[Assamese language\|Assamese]], and 1.4% [[Kashmiri language\|Kashmiri]] speakers.<ref>{{cite web \|title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Town level \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-0100.XLSX \|website=censusindia.gov.in \|access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref>		As per the 2011 census, the majority, 78.2% of the population spoke [[Dogri language\|Dogri]], followed by 10.6% [[Hindi]], 2.5% [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], 2.2% [[Assamese language\|Assamese]], and 1.4% [[Kashmiri language\|Kashmiri]] speakers.<ref>{{cite web \|title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Town level \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-0100.XLSX \|website=censusindia.gov.in \|access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref>

	== Tourism==		==Tourism==
	{{unreferenced section\|date=June 2019}}		{{unreferenced section\|date=June 2019}}
	Katra serves as the base camp for pilgrims who visit [[Vaishno Devi]]. It has a thriving tourism industry that offers plenty of hotels, guest houses, restaurants, dhabas, fast-food joints that fit all kinds of budgets. Free accommodation is provided by some registered trusts in the form of "''Sarais"'' for the poor. The number of pilgrims who visit the shrine every year has increased from 1.4 million in 1986 to 8.2 million in 2009. Over the years, a lot has changed, but main attractions include the "''bazaar"'' (market) for buying souvenirs, dryfruits, woolen garments, hosiery, leather jackets, etc. To reach [[Vaishno Devi]], the pilgrims have to register at Katra before starting the trek. By registering, the pilgrims get accident insurance up to 100,000 [[Indian rupee\|INR]] while on the trek of 14 km. There is another trek of 2.5 km from Vaishno Devi temple for Baba Bhaironnath. Electric Vehicles and helicopter services are available for pilgrims. A new ropeway system as just been inaugurated from the Vaishno Devi Bhawan to the Bhairon Baba Mandir, reducing the journey to time to just 3 minutes. The ropeway can carry 800 people every hour.[[File:Katra from Vaishnodevi.jpg\|thumb\|center\|1000px\|Panoramic view of Katra, seen from [[Vaishno Devi]]]]		Katra serves as the base camp for pilgrims who visit [[Vaishno Devi]]. It has a thriving tourism industry that offers plenty of hotels, guest houses, restaurants, dhabas, fast-food joints that fit all kinds of budgets. Free accommodation is provided by some registered trusts in the form of "''Sarais"'' for the poor. The number of pilgrims who visit the shrine every year has increased from 1.4 million in 1986 to 8.2 million in 2009. Over the years, a lot has changed, but main attractions include the "''bazaar"'' (market) for buying souvenirs, dryfruits, woolen garments, hosiery, leather jackets, etc. To reach [[Vaishno Devi]], the pilgrims have to register at Katra before starting the trek. By registering, the pilgrims get accident insurance up to 100,000 [[Indian rupee\|INR]] while on the trek of 14 km. There is another trek of 2.5 km from Vaishno Devi temple for Baba Bhaironnath. Electric Vehicles and helicopter services are available for pilgrims. A new ropeway system has just been inaugurated from the Vaishno Devi Bhawan to the Bhairon Baba Mandir, reducing the journey to time to just 3 minutes. The ropeway can carry 800 people every hour.[[File:Katra from Vaishnodevi.jpg\|thumb\|center\|1000px\|Panoramic view of Katra, seen from [[Vaishno Devi]]]]

	==Transport==		==Transport==
	[[File:KatraRailwayStation.jpg\|thumb\|220px\|Katra Railway Station, [[Vaishno Devi]].]]		[[File:KatraRailwayStation.jpg\|thumb\|220px\|Katra Railway Station, [[Vaishno Devi]].]]
	~~The town has been~~ connected by roads and ~~state highways for a long time but recently~~ it ~~has also been connected~~ by ~~Indian Railways.~~		===Road===
	[[Jammu–Baramulla line~~\|Jammu Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Railway Link~~]] connects the [[Katra railway station]] of [[Northern Railways]] to the rest of Indian railways network. It was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister [[Sri Narendra Modi]] on 4 July 2014.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/modi-flags-off-inaugural-train-from-katra/article6176580.ece\|title=Modi flags off inaugural train from Katra\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=4 July 2014\|access-date=7 December 2019\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>		Katra is well-connected by roads with other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India. The [[National Highway 144 (India)\|NH 144]] passes through Katra. Presently, it takes around 12 hours to travel from New Delhi to Katra. The planned [[Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway]] will shorten the duration to 7 hours.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/economy/article/delhi-to-vaishno-devi-in-less-than-7-hours-delhi-katra-express-road-corridor-to-be-completed-by/669099\|title=Delhi to Vaishno Devi in less than 7 hours: Delhi-Katra express road corridor to be completed by 2023\|work=Times Now\|accessdate=11 July 2021}}</ref>

			===Rail===
			The [[Jammu–Baramulla line]] connects the [[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station\|Katra Railway Station]] of [[Northern Railways]] to the rest of the Indian railways' network. It was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister [[Sri Narendra Modi]] on 4 July 2014.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/modi-flags-off-inaugural-train-from-katra/article6176580.ece\|title=Modi flags off inaugural train from Katra\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=4 July 2014\|access-date=7 December 2019\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

			===Air===
			The nearest airport to Katra is [[Jammu Airport]] located at a distance of 50 kilometres. There are numerous helipads in and around Katra which has services to the [[Vaishno Devi Temple]].

	== References ==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	== External links ==		==External links==
	{{commons category\|Katra}}		{{commons category\|Katra}}
	{{Wikivoyage\|Katra}}		{{Wikivoyage\|Katra}}
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	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060613061947/http://maavaishnodevi.org/new1/index.html Official website of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060613061947/http://maavaishnodevi.org/new1/index.html Official website of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board]

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'''Katra''' or '''Katra Vaishno Devi''', as it is popularly known, is a small town in [[Reasi district]] in the [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India, situated in the foothills of the [[Trikuta Mountains]], where the holy shrine of [[Vaishno Devi]] is located. It is located {{cvt|42|km}} from the city of [[Jammu]].

== Geography ==
[[File:Trikuta Mountains.jpg|thumb|The Trikuta Mountains in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, also famous for the Vaishno-Devi temple]]
Katra is located at {{coord|32.98|N|74.95|E}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Katra.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Katra, India|website=www.fallingrain.com|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 875 metres (2,474 feet). The [[Banganga River (Jammu and Kashmir)|Banganga River]] passes through the village.

There have also been reports of possible oil reserves in the area<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/290632|title=Joint search for oil in Kashmir|first=Jawed|last=Naqvi|date=23 February 2008|website=DAWN.COM|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>

=== Climate ===
{{weather box
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|metric first = Y
|location = Katra (1981–2010, extremes 1980–2012)
| Jan record high C = 25.8
| Feb record high C = 28.9
| Mar record high C = 33.1
| Apr record high C = 39.3
| May record high C = 43.7
| Jun record high C = 46.2
| Jul record high C = 39.7
| Aug record high C = 36.3
| Sep record high C = 33.4
| Oct record high C = 33.3
| Nov record high C = 29.7
| Dec record high C = 27.6
|year record high C = 46.2
| Jan avg record high C = 21.8
| Feb avg record high C = 24.3
| Mar avg record high C = 29.1
| Apr avg record high C = 35.2
| May avg record high C = 39.2
| Jun avg record high C = 40.2
| Jul avg record high C = 35.8
| Aug avg record high C = 33.1
| Sep avg record high C = 32.1
| Oct avg record high C = 30.9
| Nov avg record high C = 27.3
| Dec avg record high C = 23.2
| year avg record high C = 40.8
| Jan high C = 17.1
| Feb high C = 19.2
| Mar high C = 23.7
| Apr high C = 29.6
| May high C = 34.0
| Jun high C = 35.2
| Jul high C = 31.2
| Aug high C = 29.9
| Sep high C = 29.8
| Oct high C = 28.0
| Nov high C = 23.9
| Dec high C = 19.5
|year high C = 26.7
| Jan low C = 6.2
| Feb low C = 8.1
| Mar low C = 12.0
| Apr low C = 16.7
| May low C = 20.5
| Jun low C = 22.2
| Jul low C = 21.7
| Aug low C = 21.3
| Sep low C = 19.3
| Oct low C = 15.0
| Nov low C = 11.0
| Dec low C = 7.8
|year low C = 15.1
| Jan avg record low C = 2.7
| Feb avg record low C = 4.0
| Mar avg record low C = 7.5
| Apr avg record low C = 11.1
| May avg record low C = 14.6
| Jun avg record low C = 16.9
| Jul avg record low C = 18.2
| Aug avg record low C = 18.2
| Sep avg record low C = 15.4
| Oct avg record low C = 11.9
| Nov avg record low C = 7.7
| Dec avg record low C = 4.7
| year avg record low C = 2.3
| Jan record low C = 0.3
| Feb record low C = -1.0
| Mar record low C = 3.0
| Apr record low C = 5.5
| May record low C = 10.0
| Jun record low C = 14.2
| Jul record low C = 16.2
| Aug record low C = 10.8
| Sep record low C = 10.0
| Oct record low C = 9.0
| Nov record low C = 4.6
| Dec record low C = 1.1
|year record low C = -1.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 110.3
| Feb rain mm = 131.2
| Mar rain mm = 141.7
| Apr rain mm = 75.0
| May rain mm = 61.3
| Jun rain mm = 137.2
| Jul rain mm = 589.6
| Aug rain mm = 635.1
| Sep rain mm = 199.6
| Oct rain mm = 35.2
| Nov rain mm = 23.4
| Dec rain mm = 58.7
| year rain mm = 2198.3
| Jan rain days = 4.9
| Feb rain days = 5.7
| Mar rain days = 6.7
| Apr rain days = 4.4
| May rain days = 4.4
| Jun rain days = 7.2
| Jul rain days = 17.1
| Aug rain days = 17.3
| Sep rain days = 8.1
| Oct rain days = 2.4
| Nov rain days = 1.6
| Dec rain days = 2.8
| year rain days = 82.7
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 69
| Feb humidity = 61
| Mar humidity = 52
| Apr humidity = 40
| May humidity = 35
| Jun humidity = 45
| Jul humidity = 75
| Aug humidity = 83
| Sep humidity = 75
| Oct humidity = 63
| Nov humidity = 64
| Dec humidity = 67
|year humidity = 61
| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
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| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Katra Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 401–402
| access-date = 24 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M76
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}}

== Demographics ==
As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Katra had a total population of 9,008, of which 5,106 were males and 3,902 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,012. The total number of literates in Katra was 6,841, which constituted 75.9% of the population with male literacy of 79.4% and female literacy of 71.4%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Katra was 85.6%, of which male literacy rate was 89.2% and female literacy rate was 80.8%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 1,925 and 9 respectively. Katra had 1594 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Katra |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=6672 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref>

===Languages===
As per the 2011 census, the majority, 78.2% of the population spoke [[Dogri language|Dogri]], followed by 10.6% [[Hindi]], 2.5% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], 2.2% [[Assamese language|Assamese]], and 1.4% [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] speakers.<ref>{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Town level |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-0100.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref>

== Tourism==
{{unreferenced section|date=June 2019}}
Katra serves as the base camp for pilgrims who visit [[Vaishno Devi]]. It has a thriving tourism industry that offers plenty of hotels, guest houses, restaurants, dhabas, fast-food joints that fit all kinds of budgets. Free accommodation is provided by some registered trusts in the form of "''Sarais"'' for the poor. The number of pilgrims who visit the shrine every year has increased from 1.4 million in 1986 to 8.2 million in 2009. Over the years, a lot has changed, but main attractions include the "''bazaar"'' (market) for buying souvenirs, dryfruits, woolen garments, hosiery, leather jackets, etc. To reach [[Vaishno Devi]], the pilgrims have to register at Katra before starting the trek. By registering, the pilgrims get accident insurance up to 100,000 [[Indian rupee|INR]] while on the trek of 14 km. There is another trek of 2.5 km from Vaishno Devi temple for Baba Bhaironnath. Electric Vehicles and helicopter services are available for pilgrims. A new ropeway system as just been inaugurated from the Vaishno Devi Bhawan to the Bhairon Baba Mandir, reducing the journey to time to just 3 minutes. The ropeway can carry 800 people every hour.[[File:Katra from Vaishnodevi.jpg|thumb|center|1000px|Panoramic view of Katra, seen from [[Vaishno Devi]]]]

==Transport==
[[File:KatraRailwayStation.jpg|thumb|220px|Katra Railway Station, [[Vaishno Devi]].]]
The town has been connected by roads and state highways for a long time but recently it has also been connected by Indian Railways.
[[Jammu–Baramulla line|Jammu Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Railway Link]] connects the [[Katra railway station]] of [[Northern Railways]] to the rest of Indian railways network. It was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister [[Sri Narendra Modi]] on 4 July 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/modi-flags-off-inaugural-train-from-katra/article6176580.ece|title=Modi flags off inaugural train from Katra|newspaper=The Hindu|date=4 July 2014|access-date=7 December 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Katra}}
{{Wikivoyage|Katra}}
* [http://etrain.info/in?STATION=SVDK All Trains at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060613061947/http://maavaishnodevi.org/new1/index.html Official website of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board]

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