Thathri


Thathri is a town and a notified area committee in Doda district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. 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 famous Chenab River and the town area is spread over 1.50 sq. Km².

Etymology

The word Thathri is derived from the Kashmiri word "Thath" and according to some other historians, it is derived from the Hindi word "ठठेरा".

History

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

Location

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

Climate

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.
According to the 2011 census, the list of villages in Thathri along with their population is shown in the table below:
S. No.VillageAdministrative DivisionPopulation
1AgrikaThathri100.
2Amrit GarhThathri266.
3BachhraThathri205.
4BajahThathri567.
5BanolaThathri530.
6BarshalaThathri1,403.
7BathriThathri2,548
8BhalaraThathri708
9BhatolaKahara 917
10BhatoliThathri504
11BhelaThathri1,657
12BolianThathri1,011
13BotagraThathri1,063
14BudhiThathri323
15ChagnuThathri269
16ChegsuThathri647
17ChiraThathri542
18ChuteriThathri152
19DadianThathri240
20DaronKeraniThathri344
21DaronjamaniThathri287
22DaroriThathri101
23DehraThathri200
24DeyokiThathri567
25DhaliahThathri284
26DharYothaThathri2,096
27DichhalThathri608
28FagsuThathri2,709
29GalooThathri399
30GhabaThathri704
31GoelaKahara 803
32GostiThathri1,017
33GrondraThathri261
34GugaraThathri731
35GurekraThathri385
36HagonaThathri220
37HalaranKahara 194
38HanejoThathri196
39HeraniThathri273
40HojaBolaThathri673
41IndluThathri411
42IndralaThathri868
43JagotaThathri406
44JhandaniThathri271
45JangalwarThathri623
46JasolahThathri122
47JhajkaThathri161
48JiaKahara 190
49JoraKalanThathri939
50JoraKhurdThathri1,108
51KahiTrankalThathri1,049
52KahlaThathri333
53KandoteThathri990
54KansoThathri475
55KathawaThathri687
56KawaniThathri284
57KemegaThathri165
58KenchaKahara 754
59KolaiThathri144
60KothiBalaThathri173
61KothiPainThathri127
62KundiThathri279
63KuthiaraThathri729
64MadrenThathri75
65MahriThathri272
66MalanuKahara 553
67MalotaThathri766
68NagniThathri337
69NaiThathri230
70NanadnaThathri1,052
71NatwasThathri94
72PanthanThathri277
73ParnotThathri783
74PemasaThathri562
75PiykalThathri448
76PunejaThathri1,167
77RanoteKahara 371
78RenkhaThathri350
79RukaliKalanThathri480
80RukaliKhurdThathri195
81SahanThathri288
82ShahroteThathri598
83ShaklaThathri81
84ShamDalainThathri328
85SharniThathri357
86ShibnotThathri243
87SichalKahara 1,340
88SunarthawaThathri938
89SurangaThathri502
90TantaThathri2,324
91ThalelaThathri2,014
92ThatriThathri4,938
93GarhBadanoo 61

List of villages in Thathri

Thathri is the single town in Thathri subdivision of Doda district in the UT of Jammu & 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 Barshala,Sharote, Bagh. Drabshala, Tanta, Premnagar, and Bhatyass. The nearest towns are Doda, Bhaderwah, Bhalessa and Kishtwar.

Noon chai

in kashmiri 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 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.

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