Rey Khas

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Rey
Village
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Rey
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 31°59′13″N75°51′25″E / 31.987°N 75.857°E / 31.987; 75.857
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Himachal pradesh
District Kangra
Area
 • Total10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation
326 m (1,070 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total1,951
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
176058
Telephone code01893
Vehicle registration HP-88

Rey or Rey Khas is a small village in Kangra district at borders of Himachal Pradesh, India along a rivulet to which Talwara & Hazipur are the nearer towns in plains of Punjab while Indora & Fatehpur Tehsil H.Q in Himachal are farther in the hills. One can reach Rey Khas by train up to Mukerian (MEX) or Pathankot (PTX). MDR 42 road passes through Rey Khas connecting NH 44 with NH 503, nearest airport is Pathankot Airport ( IATA : IXP, ICAO : VIPK).

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History

Rey was famous in history as harbour over Beas River and was designated as shikargah or (imperial hunting grounds) in mughal maps especially for Nilgai game. Bairam Khan is reputed to have taken refuge there with his army at 'Bairun the ban' after defeat at Battle of Gunecur and finally surrendered to Mughals at Hajipur (20km from Rey Khas) in 1560. [2] Rey Shikargah has survived as Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary near Talwara which is about 6 km from Rey Khas.

In 1823 Sikh Empire awarded Rey Jagir to their courtier Ishri Singh, a descendant of Nurpur kingdom and British Raj continued to recognize his son Sham Singh as successive Jagirdar in 1846 till the post lapsed due to Doctrine of lapse after the death of his son Kishen Singh in 1882 which was renewed by another member of family's parallel branch General Shankar Singh of Jammu and Kashmir (princely state). From 1899 Mian Raghunath Singh remained Jagirdar of Rey till 1942 and Col. Hoshiar Singh remained last Jagirdar when the post was abolished in 1952. [3] The heritage building at Rey Kothi are from jagirdari era.

Demographics

Re Khas is a medium size village located in Fatehpur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of 430 resident families from ten villages: 1. Aghar, 2. Banihani Gujran, 3. Beh. 4. Beli Rajianla, 5. Bhadrial, 6. Ghumali, 7. Kharela, 8. Kulali, 9. Rey Khas, 10.Sarela

Economically and socially Rey Khas village is advanced than average Himachal Pradesh village, reflected in higher statistics compared to state average. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Census of India: Search Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bairam Khan: Lesser-known facts about Mughal Empire's commander who protected and guided Akbar". News 9. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Singh, Raghunath (1904). Chronology of Royal House of Pathania. Language & Culture Department Himachal Pradesh.
  4. ↑ Pradesh, India Director of Census Operations, Himachal (1900). Census of India, 1981: Tables on houses and disabled population. Controller of Publications.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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