Why visit Katra
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail, 2 places to eat and 6 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Katra
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About Katra
Katra or Vaishno Devi is a city and Tehsil in the Reasi district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated at the foot of the Trikuta Mountains, where the shrine of Vaishno Devi is located. Katra is located 24 km (15 mi) from the town of Reasi, 42 km (26 mi) from the city of Jammu and around 685 km (426 mi) north of the national capital New Delhi and is the base for pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi Temple.
From the Wikipedia article Katra, Jammu and Kashmir (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Katra on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes2
SHAMBU SUPER MARKET
Ice cream · 0.7 km
RAILWAY ROAD KATRA
Mo-Su 07:00-23:00
Where to stay6
Hotel The Vaishvik
Motel and hotel
Ward No 6, Banganga Road, Katra
Gas and EV charging2
Healthcare1
Map of Katra
12 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Jammu Airport (IXJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 35 km away.
- Kun Daroriān 2 km southeast, about 2 min by car
- Riāsi 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Marhi 16 km northwest, about 16 min by car
- Rehambal 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Talwara 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
- Udhampur 20 km east, about 20 min by car
- Bhulwāl 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- Akhnūr 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
- Jammu 29 km south, about 29 min by car
- Anantnag 85 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- View of Katra, Bhoomikavinod, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rhesus monkey katra, Its sumit sharma, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 39, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 36, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 20, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 86, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 05, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 47, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 57, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 80, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 52, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 29, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 42, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Katra town3, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 09, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 43, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 50, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 84, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 61, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 32, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 89, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 48, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 66, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 95, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 55, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 87, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 94, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 21, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 14, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 88, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 83, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 30, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 28, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 33, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 53, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 63, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Katra from Vaishnodevi2, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 90, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 25, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vaishnodevi trail from Katra 35, Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
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