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About Rehn Village

Rehn is a mid sized village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,749, made up of 903 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 743 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rehn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rehn village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bashohli
Pincode 184201
Area (hectares) 743 hectares
Population 1,749
Male Population 903
Female Population 846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rehn compares

By the 2011 count Rehn is the 16th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 743 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Rehn

Rehn is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rehn as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rehn from other places

Rehn lies about 42 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 21 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rehn
Tehsil headquarters Bashohli 16 km
Nearest town Chamba 19 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 21 km
District headquarters Kathua 42 km

Villages closest to Rehn

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashohli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rehn

As per the Census of India 2011, Rehn village had a population of 1,749. That makes it the 16th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Rehn village has 903 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rehn has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Rehn is 184201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rehn covers 743 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rehn falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rehn is Nurpur Road, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rehn.

Rehn is about 42 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rehn is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athyalta (2.2 km), Jandrayali (2.2 km) and Nagaali (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rehn today is likely to be higher.

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