Reasi (district)

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Reasi district
District map
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
Division : Jammu
Administrative headquarters : Reasi
Area : 1517 km²
Residents : 314,667 (2011)
Population density : 207 inhabitants / km²
Website : reasi.gov.in
Vaishno Devi Temple

The Reasi District is a district in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir .

The district was created on April 1, 2007 as a split from what was then the Udhampur district . The seat of the district administration is the city of the same name Reasi . The Reasi district extends over the southern edge of the Pir Panjal . The river Chanab leaves the mountains near Reasi. Above the city of Reasi, the Chanab is dammed by the Salal dam . In the south, the district comprises part of the upstream Siwalik chains .

The district has an area of ​​1517 km² and a population of 314,667 (2011 census). In 2001 the population was 247,694. The population density is 207 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The district is divided into two tehsils : Gool-Gulabgarh and Reasi.

Web links

Commons : Reasi District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b census2011.co.in

Coordinates: 33 ° 5 '  N , 74 ° 48'  E