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Reasi district is a district of the
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n union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Reasi district is bordered by
Udhampur district Udhampur is a district in the Indian States and territories of India, Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (Union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. Covering an area of in the Himalayan mountains, the district has its headquarters in the town of U ...
and Ramban district in the east, Jammu district in the south,
Rajouri district Rajouri (or Rajauri) is a district of Jammu region in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Line of Control lies to its west, Poonch to its north, the Reasi district to the east and the Jammu district to its south. Rajouri i ...
in the west and by
Kulgam district Kulgam district is a district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of towards south-west of Anantnag. The district comprises block, tehsil and town of Kulgam. Location Kulgam is situated near the P ...
on the north. The Reasi and Rajouri tehsils formed a joint district called the "Reasi district" at the time of princely state's accession to India in 1947. As part of the reorganisation, the two tehsils were separated and Reasi was merged with the
Udhampur district Udhampur is a district in the Indian States and territories of India, Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (Union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. Covering an area of in the Himalayan mountains, the district has its headquarters in the town of U ...
. It again became a separate district in 2006.
Reasi Reasi is a town and a notified area committee and tehsil in Reasi district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Situated at the bank of River Chenab, It is the headquarters of the Reasi district. In the eighth century, Reasi ...
is one of the oldest towns of the Jammu and Kashmir State. It was the seat of the erstwhile Bhimgarh State, said to have been established by Raja Bhim Dev sometime in the 8th century. It remained an independent principality till 1822, when Raja
Gulab Singh Gulab Singh Jamwal (1792–1857) was the founder of Dogra dynasty and the first Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, the largest princely state under the British Raj, which was created after the defeat of the Sikh Empire in ...
the then Raja of
Jammu Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...
hill region, under the
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, consolidated the small states.


Geography

Reasi is located at a distance of 64 km from Jammu and is bounded by
Tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
Gool-Gulabgarh in the north, Tehsil
Sunderbani Sunderbani is a town and a notified area committee, about 70 km from Rajouri Town in Rajouri district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Geography Sunderbani is located at . It has an average elevation of 633 metr ...
and Kalakote of District
Rajouri Rajouri or Rajauri (; Pahari: 𑠤𑠬𑠑𑠶𑠤𑠮, راجوری; sa, राजपुर, ) is a city in Rajouri district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located about from Srinagar and from Jammu city on t ...
in the west, Tehsil
Udhampur Udhampur (ˌʊd̪ʱəmpur) is a city and a municipal council in Udhampur district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters of Udhampur District. Named after Raja Udham Singh, it serves as the district capi ...
in the east, Tehsils Jammu and
Akhnoor Akhnoor is a city and municipal committee, near city of Jammu in Jammu district of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It lies 28 km away from Jammu city. Akhnoor is on the bank of the Chenab River, just before it enters the ...
of District
Jammu Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...
on the south. Climatically a major part of this Sub-Division falls in sub-tropical zone and the rest in
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. Summers are generally warm and winters cold with snowfall on the high ridges.


Hindu sites

Major Hindu pilgrimage sites like
Vaishno Devi Vaishno Devi (also known as Mata Rani, Trikuta, Ambe and Vaishnavi) is a manifestation of the Hindu Mother Goddess, Durga or Adi Shakti. The words "''Maa''" and "''Mata''" are commonly used in India for ''mother'', and thus are often heavily ...
, Shiv Khori, Baba Dhansar and Siyad Baba Waterfall are located in this district.


Access

Being far away from Jammu–Udhampur–Srinagar Highway 1-A and somewhat inaccessible due to the hilly area, economic progress in the mostly hilly region of Reasi has been rather slow. With the commissioning of Salal Hydroelectric Project at Dhyangarh near Reasi, the economic activity of the area has picked up considerably. Construction work of this project was started in 1970 by the National Hydro-Electric Power Corporation ( NHPC) and the project was commissioned in 1987 when the first stage of 345
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power station was completed and balance/the second stage of the project with 345 MW was commissioned in 1995 making the total generation to 690 MW. Power from this project flows to the Northern Grid from where it is distributed to the states of J&K,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and
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. The Jammu–Srinagar–Baramulla Railway line which is under construction passes through the Reasi district. The Railway line up t
Katra
was inaugurated on 4 July 2014, by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station. From Katra the Railway line traverses to Reasi-Banihal area with stations at Reasi, Salal A–Salal B, Surukot, Barala, Sangaldan, Kohli and Laole. The 1315 meters long railway bridge under construction over river
Chenab The Chenab River () is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul regi ...
near Salal with a height of 383.10 meters from the river surface.


Demographics

According to the 2011 census Reasi district has a
population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
of 314,667, roughly equal to the nation of
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. This gives it a ranking of 570th in India (out of a total of
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). The district has a population density of . Its
population growth rate Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. Actual global human population growth amounts to around 83 million annually, or 1.1% per year. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 t ...
over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.06%. Reasi has a
sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species de ...
of 890 females for every 1000 males (which varies with religion), and a
literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...
of 59.42%.
Reasi Reasi is a town and a notified area committee and tehsil in Reasi district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Situated at the bank of River Chenab, It is the headquarters of the Reasi district. In the eighth century, Reasi ...
has a population which is nearly evenly split between
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and
Hindus Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
. Reasi's population stands at 314,667 (2011), of whom 49.67% are
Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...
and 48.90% are
Hindus Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
. The main languages spoken in
Reasi Reasi is a town and a notified area committee and tehsil in Reasi district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Situated at the bank of River Chenab, It is the headquarters of the Reasi district. In the eighth century, Reasi ...
are
Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Kashmiri, Punjabi,
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and
Gojri Gojri (, ), also known as Gujari, Gujri, Gojari, or Gojri, is a variety of Rajasthani spoken by the Gurjars and other tribes of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. In India, the language is mainly spoken in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh ...
.


History


Bhimgarh Fort

An historical fort named as Bhimgarh Fort, but generally also known as ‘Reasi Fort’ is located in the town of
Reasi Reasi is a town and a notified area committee and tehsil in Reasi district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Situated at the bank of River Chenab, It is the headquarters of the Reasi district. In the eighth century, Reasi ...
on a hillock approximately 150 meters high. As per local lore initially the fort was made of clay which later on was reconstructed with stone masonry and was generally used by the royal family for taking shelter during emergencies. Presently the fort is in the charge of the Department of Archaeology, J&K Government since 1989. Today the fort stands out as one of the important landmarks in the town. During the time this was damaged several times due to its age and natural violence. From time to the government understanding the importance of this fort has tried its best to reconstruct it. It's due to this fact that this fort is still standing in Reasi and it adds shine to the Reasi city.


Inside India

After the accession of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir to India in 1947, the Rajouri and Reasi tehsils of the former "Reasi district" were separated. Rajouri was merged with the Indian-administered
Poonch district, India Poonch or Punch (''Prūntčh'' In Kashmiri) is a district in the Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir, India. With headquarters in the town of Poonch, it is bounded by the Line of Control (boundary between Indian and Pakistan administered Ka ...
and Reasi was merged with the
Udhampur district Udhampur is a district in the Indian States and territories of India, Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (Union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. Covering an area of in the Himalayan mountains, the district has its headquarters in the town of U ...
. The people of this hilly area have long agitated for the restoration of the district status for Reasi. The Wazir Commission report, among other recommendations, proposed that it be upgraded to a district. Rishi Kumar Koushal, a prominent leader of the erstwhile
Jan Sangh The Bharatiya Jana Sangh ( BJS or JS, short name: Jan Sangh, full name: Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh; ) (ISO 15919: '' Akhila Bhāratīya Jana Saṅgha '' ) was an Indian right wing political party that existed from 1951 to 1977 and was the pol ...
, now
Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mod ...
, led the agitation to restore the district status in the late nineties. Reasi was upgraded to district level in the year 2007 due to the constant efforts made by the people. Director and actor Sumit Raina is also a resident of Reasi district.


Administration

Reasi district is one of the 10 districts in the J&K, which came in to existence on 1 April 2007. It is predominantly a hill district, which enjoys variable climatic conditions, ranging from sub-tropical to the semi-temperate. The district can be divided into 'hilly' and 'low-lying hilly' regions. The district is divided into nine tehsils and 22 niabats. There are 12 development blocks with 147 panchayat halquas.


Tehsils

# Reasi # Pouni # Katra # Bhomag # Arnas # Throo # Chassana # Thakrakote # Mahore


Blocks

# Reasi # Gulabgarh # Pouni # Katra # Bhomag # Arnas # Thuroo # Chassana # Thakrakote # Mahore # Panthal # Jij


Villages

# Domaldi


Places of interest

* GULAB GARH * Dhagantop * RAMA KUNDA * Bhimgarh Fort * Shivkhori *
Vaishno Devi Temple The Vaishno Devi Temple also referred to as Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Temple and Vaishno Devi Bhavan is a prominent and widely revered Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Vaishno Devi. It is located in Katra, Reasi on the slopes of Trikuta Hills ...
* Kalika Temple * Baba Dhansar * Dhyangarh * Baba Bidda * Siarh Baba * Sula Park * Dhera Baba * Thanpal * Dewel Marg * Kote Gali * Ans River


References

http://reasi.gov.in/about.html


External links


Official Website of J&K Govt

Official Website of Reasi

Google Maps Reasi
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