A small shop or office where an operator helps you fill forms, upload documents and pay for online government services.
42.4% of gram panchayats in Kathua are BharatNet service-ready, behind the typical district. 69.4% of young men use the internet, better than the typical district. The Common Service Centre delivers government services digitally on top of this connectivity.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kathua, which ranks 7 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 56.5% and women's freedom of movement at 57.5%.