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'''Rehar''' is a small town in [[Bijnor district]], in [[Uttar Pradesh]] state, India.

==History==
Historically a town of [[British India]], it was founded in the mid-eighteenth century by a local leader named Thakur bhoop singh, who also built a fort in the area, which was dismantled after the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]][2].

In 1901, Rehar had a population of 3000 [3].

===Geography===
Rehar is located at
Latitude 29.3667 Longitude 78.7667 Altitude (feet) 738 Lat (DMS) 29° 22' 0N Long (DMS) 78° 46' 0E Altitude : It has an average elevation of 212 metres (696 feet). Time zone (east) IST (UTC+5:30) in India, state of Uttar Pradesh in [[Bijnor]] District

Rehar Pin Code 246722 According to imperial-gazetteer-of-India The Rehar forest was situated in the south-east of the District and belongs to the Garhwal forest division. Its area was 26 square miles ; and saal (Teak-wood) and other timber, fuel, and grass were to be supplied to inhabitants of the neighborhood, the [[revenue]] during British Rule varying from Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 7,000. The Amsot and Mohanwali Reserves, managed by the Collector, include an area of 8 square miles.

[[Kankar]] or nodular limestone is extremely rare, and is generally imported from [[Moradabad]]. Lime is made from the limestone found in the Chandi hills.

Other cities and towns in Bijnor District
Afzalgarh (4.8 nm)
Sherkot (9.6 nm)
Seohara (13.2 nm)
Dhampur (13.4 nm)
Barhapura (15.8 nm)
Puraini (16.7 nm)
Nagina (17.3 nm)
Tajpur (19.1 nm)
Kalagarh (8.0 nm)
Kanda (18.7 nm)
Jhirna (8.6 nm)
Kashipur (13.2 nm)
Jaspur (5.6 nm)
Surjannagar (7.5 nm)
Thakurdwara (10.9 nm)
Sahaspur (16.1 nm)
Jatpura (18.3 nm)
Dilari (19.0 nm)
Kanth (19.3 nm)

===Demographics===
As of 2001 India census,[4] Rehar had a population of 4,954. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Rehar has an average [[literacy rate]] of 39%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.]</ref>

==Tourism==
[[File:Pili Dam.jpg|thumb|right|Pili Dam Rehar. By Prashant Sehgal]]
Rehar Dam is very beautiful place. and there is a very big forest near dam, every type of animals you can see there, very beautiful place for tour. The dam was made and is maintained by the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department under the supervision of Engineer Abdul Ghani Khan.
Several major [[tourist attraction]]s can be mentioned in the town’s surroundings, like [[Jim Corbett National Park]] ([[India]]) about 24 km, [[Nainital]] (India) about 69 km, Lake RUP Kundu (India), about 136 km, [[Red Fort]] (India) about 168 km, [[New Delhi]] (India) about 171 km, [[India Gate]] (India), about 171 km, [[Humayun's Tomb]] in [[Delhi]] (India) about 171 km, Glass river (India) about 174 km, [[Lotus Temple]] (India), about 172 km, [[Qutub Minar]] (India) about 180 km, [[Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi]] (India) about 180 km, Mata mandir (India), about 203 km, 60 Ghanti wali mata (India) about 203 km, [[Khatu Shyam]] ji Mandir (India) about 203 km. The nearest international airport (DEL) Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Airport is situated about 185 km from Rehar.

===Mosque===
There are seven mosques (Maszid) in Rehar town. All are very old and located on every main street. Out of seven mosques there are three which run Three Madarsas in the town for the free study of Quran and Hadith. One mosque is called Jama Maszid which is larger than the other mosques of town.

===Temple===
There is a lone temple (Shivalaya) dated back to 1900. The temple used to be inside the residential premises of the late Pandit Charan Dass, father of Pandit Musaddi Lal Kaushik, who later settled in Dhampur. In the remaining portion of residence of Pt Charan Dass and permitted by Pandit Musaddi Lal Kaushik, now a primary school is being run by the locals through Government aid.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

===Mona Sati Math===

A Small Math belongs to Sati Mona the Ancestor Sati said to be approximately 400 years old is situated in the field owned by a local Brahmin Farmer on the out skirt of Rehar on National High way Number 74.

==Education institutions==
===Inter college===
Govt Navratan Inter College (G.N.I.C): which has been built on land donated by Kunwar Nav Ratan Singh Rathod and Pandit Musaddi Lal Kaushik s/o Pandit Charan Dass Kaushik, is imparting education not only to the local residents but catering to the educational needs of common men of a number of villages in the vicinity.

===Degree college===
A P.G.Degree college is situated about 2 Kilometers away at Baadigarh Riyaasat of Kunwar Shri Tripurari Singh Rathore Estate Rehar also a P.G. college is approximately eight kilometers away at [Afzalgarh].

===Factory===
Bahaderpur Sugar Mill
Dwarikesh Sugar Mill

===Hospital===
The village has a government hospital specially for children and maternity care. Currently Nurse Malo Devi is appointed as head of the hospital, She is working there since last 30 years. The hospital has the facility of normal child delivery and Oxygen cylinder. The delivery services in hospital is available 24x7.
[[File:Malo Devi ANM in Rehar Hospital.jpg|thumb|Malo Devi ANM working in the government hospital in Rehar.]]

==References==
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:1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rehar
:2. ^ Still now some part of the port available near Panchayat area. 21 km far away small town Kalagarh is there. around this city mountain available. Kalagarh is the part of Uttranchal. The town is on the right bank of the river Ramganga Rehar Town The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 69.
:3. ^ Nagina Town The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 18, p. 299.

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