About Reasi

Reasi is a town and a notified area committee, tehsil and now a district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated at the bank of River Chenab. Reasi derived its name from its old name "RASYAL".In the eighth century Reasi was called Bhimgarh state,established by Bhim Dev. Reasi is located at 3305N 7450E / 33.08N 74.83E / 33.08; 74.83. It has an average elevation of 466metres (1,529feet). Reasi is a District, located 64km from Jammu. The population of 10,000 is predominantly Hindu. Majority of the population ekes out its livelihood from small business ventures, govt jobs and agriculture. Of the 12293 hectares of agricultural land in the area, 1011 hectares is irrigated. Important crops are Maize, Wheat, Paddy and Bajra. Vegetables are also grown. Climatically, most parts of the area falls in the sub tropical zone and the rest in the temperate zone. Summers are generally warm and winters are cold with snowfall on the higher reaches. The erstwhile Bhimgarh...