Thathri

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Thathri
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Thathri Town in 2018
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Thathri
Location in Jammu & Kashmir, India
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Thathri
Thathri (India)
Coordinates: 33°08′43″N75°47′28″E / 33.14528°N 75.79111°E / 33.14528; 75.79111
Thathri
Thathri in J & K
Country India
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
Division Jammu
Region Chenab Valley
District Doda
Founded by Waaz Khan [1]
Area
  Total1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation
662 m (2,172 ft)
Population
 (2011). [2]
  Total59,955
  Density40,000/km2 (100,000/sq mi)
  Male
31,627
  Female
28,328
Demonym Thathrian [3]
Languages
  Official Language Hindi-Urdu
  Spoken Bhadarwahi, Kashmiri, Gujari, Urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
182203
Vehicle registration JK06
Sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Er. Masood Ahmed Bichoo (JKAS) [4]
BDC Chairperson [5] Vacant
DDC Member Sandeep Singh Manhas (BJP) [6]
Website www.thathri.com

Thathri is a town and a notified area committee in Doda district in the Jammu division of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. [7] [8]

Contents

Thathri valley is located in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains, about 85 km from Batote. Apart from having ample forests, the town contains many small streams flowing through its various parts. It is located on the banks of the Chenab River and the town area is spread over 1.50 sq. Km². [9]

Etymology

The word Thathri is derived from the Kashmiri word "Thath" (ٹہاٹھ).

The word thathri is derived from 'thath', which locally means a heap of wood or timber collected on the bank of the river Chenab in earlier times. The activities of collection of wood and timber were performed by local people of ancient Thathri (now called Upper Thathri) and from other villages like Tipri, Badanoo, Barshalla, Jangalwar, and Phagsoo. The locals earned their living by working as labourers in the collection of wood in the form of huge heaps of wood and timber, which were later on transported to Jammu by different agencies, both government and private. So the name thathri has its origin from the word 'thath', which could still be narrated today from the records of forest departments and revenue departments. So far as the transportation of wood or timber through Chenab water to the last stop at the bank of the Chenab river at Thathri continued till the construction of the Dool Hasti power project dam. After that, this tradition was discontinued and wood and timber were directly transported through trucks and other vehicles from the source of timber in the present day district of Kishtwar to other parts of Jammu and Kashmir. [10]

History

Thathri Town (East to West) in 2019 Thathri Town.jpg
Thathri Town (East to West) in 2019

In ancient times, it was filled with the paddy fields of nearby villagers. As more and more people built their houses in place of these fields and finally it became a village. Over time, the population increased by people coming and settling here from nearby villages and also from places as far as Tral, Baramulla in Kashmir and the people who now settled in Thathri made it a center of business. The reasons for Kashmiri population settling here in the past in 17th or 18th century is matter of ambiguity between historians. However Sumantra Bose says it was repression by feudal class that drew people to the district of Doda. [11] In 2011 the population census reported that Thathri contained at least 93 villages. Thathri was formerly a part of Tehsil Bhadarwah, until it separated as a new Tehsil in 1981. In 2011 Thathri was upgraded to a town. On 23 July 2014 it was upgraded to Subdivision, and is now divided into five Tehsils as Thathri, Phagsoo, Kahara , Chiralla and Bhela. The first municipal elections of Thathri town were held in October 2018.

On 22 July 2017, a flash flood affected Thathri, killing 6 people and washing away 6 homes. [12]

Thathri town, the headquarters of Thathri tehsil, is an underdeveloping town in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir as of 2019. [13]

Thathri is a historical and commercially important town in the Thathri subdivision. It is located along the left bank of Chenab river and National Highway 244 passes through the town.[ citation needed ]

As of 2020, demand for district status in Thathri subdivision is increasing with number of arguments with the present district. [14] On 1 February 2023, Thathri suffered from land subsidence that resulted in 300 people being displaced and 23 homes being declared unsafe; eight days later, another landslide blocked the highway that passes through the town. [15] [16]

Location

Thathri town is located in the foothills of the Lesser Himalayas, 34 km far from Doda city and 30 km from Kishtwar and Batote-Kishtwar National Highway 244 passes through the town.

Climate

Climate data for Thathri, Jammu and Kashmir, India
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)7.6
(45.7)
10.7
(51.3)
16.1
(61.0)
21.4
(70.5)
25.5
(77.9)
29.3
(84.7)
30.4
(86.7)
29.8
(85.6)
27.8
(82.0)
22.9
(73.2)
16.3
(61.3)
9.9
(49.8)
20.6
(69.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−1.9
(28.6)
0.7
(33.3)
4.1
(39.4)
7.8
(46.0)
11.1
(52.0)
15.2
(59.4)
18.5
(65.3)
17.6
(63.7)
12.9
(55.2)
6.1
(43.0)
1
(34)
−1.3
(29.7)
7.7
(45.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)11.8
(0.46)
28.5
(1.12)
39.6
(1.56)
23.3
(0.92)
21
(0.8)
27.3
(1.07)
29.3
(1.15)
29.8
(1.17)
2.5
(0.10)
10.7
(0.42)
9.4
(0.37)
13.4
(0.53)
246.6
(9.67)
Source: World Weather Online [17]

Demographics

The population of Thathri tehsil as of the 2011 census is 59,955, of which 31,627 are men and 28,328 are women, living in 6,797 households spread across a total of 93 villages and 33 panchayats. [2]

According to the 2011 census, the list of villages in Thathri along with their population is shown in the table below:

Name of Villages with Population in Thathri
S. No.VillageAdministrative DivisionPopulation
1AgrikaThathri100.
2Amrit GarhThathri266.
3BachhraThathri205.
4 Badanoo Thathri450.
5BajahThathri567.
6BanolaThathri530.
7BarshalaThathri1,403.
8BathriThathri2,548
9BhalaraThathri708
10BhatolaKahara (Thathri)917
11BhatoliThathri504
12 Bhella Thathri1,657
13BolianThathri1,011
14BotagraThathri1,063
15BudhiThathri323
16ChagnuThathri269
17ChegsuThathri647
18ChiraThathri542
19ChuteriThathri152
20DadianThathri240
21DaronKeraniThathri344
22DaronjamaniThathri287
23DaroriThathri101
24DehraThathri200
25DeyokiThathri567
26DhaliahThathri284
27DharYothaThathri2,096
28DichhalThathri608
29 Fagsu(Phagsoo) Thathri2,709
30GalooThathri399
31GhabaThathri704
32GoelaKahara (Thathri)803
33GostiThathri1,017
34GrondraThathri261
35GugaraThathri731
36GurekraThathri385
37HagonaThathri220
38HalaranKahara (Thathri)194
39HanejoThathri196
40HeraniThathri273
41HojaBolaThathri673
42IndluThathri411
43IndralaThathri868
44JagotaThathri406
45JhandaniThathri271
46 Jangalwar Thathri623
47JasolahThathri122
48JhajkaThathri161
49JiaKahara (Thathri)190
50 Joura Kalan Thathri939
51 Joura Khurd Thathri1,108
52Kahi TrankalThathri1,049
53KahlaThathri333
54KandoteThathri990
55KansoThathri475
56KathawaThathri687
57KawaniThathri284
58KemegaThathri165
59KenchaKahara (Thathri)754
60KolaiThathri144
61KothiBalaThathri173
62KothiPainThathri127
63KundiThathri279
64KuthiaraThathri729
65MadrenThathri75
66 Mahri Thathri272
67MalanuKahara (Thathri)553
68MalotaThathri766
69NagniThathri337
70NaiThathri230
71 Nanadna Thathri1,052
72NatwasThathri94
73PanthanThathri277
74ParnotThathri783
75PemasaThathri562
76PiykalThathri448
77PunejaThathri1,167
78 Ranote Kahara (Thathri)371
79RenkhaThathri350
80RukaliKalanThathri480
81RukaliKhurdThathri195
82SahanThathri288
83SeesolThathri130
84ShahroteThathri598
85ShaklaThathri81
86ShamDalainThathri328
87SharniThathri357
88 Shibnote Thathri243
89SichalKahara (Thathri)1,340
90SunarthawaThathri938
91SurangaThathri502
92TantaThathri2,324
93ThalelaThathri2,014
94ThatriThathri4,938
95GarhThathri61

Nearby villages

Thathri is the single town in Thathri subdivision of Doda district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is the main town for the Thathri subdivision and also the Tehsil headquarters. Thathri village promoted as town in 2010. It is approximately 36 km from the district headquarters at Doda. Nearby villages include Zea Abad (0.05 km) Barshala (1.2 km),Sharote (2.5 km), Bagh(0.1 km). Drabshala (5.2 km), Tanta (10.5 km), Premnagar (12 km), and Bhatyass (15 km). The nearest towns are Doda (36 km), Bhaderwah (60 km), Bhalessa (Gandoh) (30.5 km) and Kishtwar (30.3 km).

Noon chai

Noon chai in kashmiri (commonly known in Hindi/Urdu as Namkeen Chai) or Pink Tea is a famous beverage of the people of Thathri. Villagers often start their workdays by sipping a cup of tea at their homes or hotels. Noon Chai (noon means salt, 'chai means tea) is eaten with traditional Kashmiri breads and pastries like lavasa, sheermaal, kandir chot, bakarkhani and kulcha. It is traditionally made from special tea leaves, milk, salt, and cooked in a samavar. A pinch of baking soda is added to help give it more of a pronounced pink color. A recent variant preparation of this tea also includes sugar but it is not traditionally consumed in Thathri. [18]

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