Thathri

Thathri
Town
Thathri Town in 2018
Thathri Location in Jammu and Kashmir,India
Coordinates: 33°08′43″N 75°47′28″E / 33.14528°N 75.79111°E / 33.14528; 75.79111Coordinates: 33°08′43″N 75°47′28″E / 33.14528°N 75.79111°E / 33.14528; 75.79111
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Named for	Thathrian
Elevation	662 m (2,172 ft)
Population (2011).[1]
• Total	59,955
• Male	31,627
• Female	28,328
Demonym(s)	Bhaderwahi, Kashmiri, Sarazi, Gojri
Languages
• Official	Urdu
• Spoken	Bhaderwahi, Kashmiri, Gojri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	182203
Vehicle registration	JK06
Website	www.thathritown.blogspot.in

Thathri^[2] is a town and a notified area committee in Doda district in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.^[3][4] Thathri valley is located in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains, about 85 km from Batote. The word Thathri derived from the Kashmiri word "Thath" (ٹہاٹھ).Apart from having ample forests, the town contains many small streams flowing through its various parts. Its is located on the bank of the famous river Chenab.

About and Demographics

List of villages in Thathri

Bhandoga, Cheera, Bathri, Bhallara, Bhatogra, Bhatoli, Bhella. Chagsoo, Chiralla, Dharyouth, Goila, Halaran, Jagota, Jangalwar, Jia, Joura, Joura Khurd, Kandote, Kansoo, Kencha/bitola, Malanoo, Nandna, Panshei, Panthan, Phagsoo-A, Phagsoo-B, Puneja, Rokali, Sharote, Sonarthawa,Binola, Bajja,Gosti,Amrithgrah, Tanta, Thathri, Thathri-A, Thathri-B, Thellella, Zanehri

History

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

Thathri town in 2016

Thathri town, tehsil head of Thathri tehsil is an underdeveloping town of 2016 in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.^[7]

Thathri Town (East to West) in 2018

This is how Thathri main town looks in 2018. Thathri is historical town and commercially important town in the sub division Thathri. It is located near the bank of Chenab (Chandrabhaga) river and National Highway NH1B passes between the town.^[8]

Location

Thathri is located in foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. In ancient times, there were the fields of paddy of nearby villages people. By and by people built their houses in place of fields and it became a village. By time population increases and the people who now settled in Thathri made it business place. Slowly Thathri became tehsil of District Doda. In 2011 Thathri was titled as a town. In the same year the population census reported that Thathri has about 92 or above villages.

Villages and Population

According to census 2011, the list of villages in Thathri along with their population is shown in the table below:^[9]

Famous thing in Thathri

Noon Chai (commonly known in Hindi/Urdu as Namkeen Chai) or Pink Tea is a famous beverage of the people of Thathri. The people of the villages who work here from morning to evening start their work first by sipping a cup of tea at their homes or hotels. The hotels become full of the noon chai customers till 10:00am. After that the people commence their works. The "Noon Chai" (noon means salt, 'chai means tea) is a part of Kashmiri culture to drink this beverage 2−3 times a day with traditional Kashmiri breads and pastries like lavasa, sheermaal, kandir chot, bakarkhani and kulcha. Noon chai 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.^[10]

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