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About Rewtan Village

Rewtan is a small village in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 184 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.5 hectares hectares.

Rewtan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rewtan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Damhal Hanjipora
Area (hectares) 21.5 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 184
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rewtan compares

By the 2011 count Rewtan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents. Its 21.5 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Rewtan

Rewtan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rewtan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rewtan from other places

Rewtan lies about 18 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Anantnag, about 28 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 Rewtan
Tehsil headquarters Damhal Hanjipora 18 km
District headquarters Kulgam 18 km
Nearest railway station Anantnag 28 km

Villages closest to Rewtan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Damhal Hanjipora 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 Rewtan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rewtan village had a population of 349. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents.

Rewtan village has 184 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rewtan has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Rewtan covers 21.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rewtan falls under Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rewtan is Anantnag, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rewtan.

Rewtan is about 18 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rewtan is in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district. Damhal Hanjipora is about 18 km away. Kulgam is about 18 km away. Anantnag is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asnur (under 2 km), Halan (2.0 km) and Manzgam (2.4 km).

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

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