Katra

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Katra is a town in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, India, best known as the base camp for pilgrims visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine in the Trikuta Mountains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
climate subtropical to temperate
commonlySpokenLanguage Dogri
English
Punjabi
linked to: Punjabi language
connectedTo Jammu
Udhampur
coordinateLocation 33.03°N 74.95°E
country India
distanceTo Jammu ~42 km by road
Vaishno Devi Temple ~13 km by trek
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 2870 feet
approximately 875 metres
governingBody Reasi district administration
linked to: Reasi district
hasAccommodationType dharamshalas
guest houses
hotels
hasNearbyPlaceOfWorship Vaishno Devi Temple
hasPilgrimageRoute Katra–Banganga–Charan Paduka–Ardhkuwari–Sanjichhat–Bhawan
hasTransportConnection Katra railway station
hasTypeOfTourism religious tourism
trekking
knownFor base camp for Vaishno Devi pilgrimage
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Jammu and Kashmir
Reasi district
locatedInMountainRange Trikuta Mountains
locatedInRegion Jammu region
linked to: Jammu Division
locatedInValley foothills of Trikuta range
locatedOnLandmass Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
nearestMajorCity Jammu
officialLanguage Hindi
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
partOf Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
linked to: Jammu and Kashmir
peakTouristSeason Navratri festivals
pilgrimageSeason year-round
postalCode 182301
primaryEconomicActivity hospitality industry
pilgrimage tourism
railwayStationServes Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station
religionAssociated Hinduism
roadNetwork National Highway connections via Jammu
timeZone Indian Standard Time
touristAttraction Ardhkuwari Cave
Banganga
Sanjichhat
Vaishno Devi Bhawan (via Katra base)
UTCOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode JK

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