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Rehan is a small town in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh state, in the north of India. It lies on the border of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. It is well-known as a juncture between the cities of Nurpur, Jawali and Pathankot. Pathankot is the nearest and largest city with two railway stations. It is also the place of Freedom fighter and then MLA of the constituency from 1952 to 1972 Comrade Shr. Ram Chandar, one of the close associates of Shaheed Bhagat Singh.

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Rehan
town
Rehan Location in Himachal Pradesh, India Show map of Himachal Pradesh Rehan Rehan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 32.1622804°N 75.9084141°E / 32.1622804; 75.9084141
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Area
• Total	25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population
• Total	12,000
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	176022
Telephone code	01893
Vehicle registration	HP-88, HP-38
Nearest city	Pathankot, Jassur, Kangra, DHARAMSHALA
Sex ratio	910 ♂/♀
Literacy	90%%
Lok Sabha constituency	Kangra- Chamba
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Fatehpur

Rehan is a source of great entertainment. Although it is a small town it provides most of the facilities needed such as a very small hospital (not for emergencies though), a pharmacy, a blood test lab, several internet cafés, a kitchenware shop and a photo shop.

Rehan is very beautiful with stunning hillocks. In March the weather begins to warm up though nights are still cold. By the end of April, the weather is very hot and may reach 40°C at its highest peak during the day. In the winter, it can become very cold and some years there is even snowfall. On 7 January 2012, Rehan witnessed dense snowfall for the first time.

Rehan produces local honey, oil, cheese and vegetables, though it exports very little. Rehan is famous for Afghan pita hats. The majority of the population speak varieties of Western Pahari. There are many surrounding villages, including Dehri, Padhar, Bharal, Sakri, Chattar, Khukhnara and Bharmar.

The famous festival in Rehan in the name of Siddh Baba Shri Raja Ram takes place on 16 February each year.

Connectivity

By Air

Spicejet is running daily flights from New Delhi to Gagal Airport which is just 64 km from Rehan. Now Pathankot Airport just 36 km away from Rehan is opened up for commercial flights where Air India operates 3 days a week. Other Airports close to Rehan are Amritsar around 150 km and Jammu around 150 km from Rehan.

By Rail

Rehan is connected by narrow gauge railway from Pathankot. Approximate distance from Pathankot to Rehan is 36 km.

The kangra valley toy train also operates in the town. The nearest railway station is at Bharmar, 6 km from main bus stand.

SCHOOLS

• Comet Mensa sen. Sec. school
• TAGORE MODEL SR. SEC.SCHOOL
• DAV Public school
• CRC Govt sen sec school
• After School , Activity Center & Day Care

COLLEGES

• Government polytechnic for women rehan is also a new govt polytechnic institute for women funded by asian development bank and working under Himachal Pradesh technical education and vocational training Sundar Nagar affiliated to Himachal Pradesh takniki shiksha board dharamshala in which three courses run

1 diploma in civil engineering 2. Diploma in computer engineering 3. Diploma in architectural apprenticeship Principal Dr.Satish Kumar Katwal HOD computer science Dr. Kulwardhan kandoria

• WRS (Wazir Ram Singh) Govt. College Dehri

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