R.S.Pura (Tehsil) is one of the Town in Jammu District , Jammu & Kashmir State .It was the first planned city of J&K, that's why it is also known as Nawan-shehar. It is also one of the major producers of World's Famous Basmati Rice. It is located 19.4 km distance from its District Main City Jammu . It is located 240 km distance from its State Main City Srinagar, Jammu . Ranbir Singh Pura is locate
d at 32.63°N 74.73°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 270 metres (886 feet). Ranbir singh Pura is one of the most progressive tehsil of Jammu District. Pura is named after the great Dogra ruler Maharaja Ranbir Singh, successor of Maharaja Gulab Singh. Before independence, this area was regularly visited by the Jaddi people of Dalowali who used to carry sugarcane to Nawanshehar (R. Pura) Sugar Mills. Before 1947 there was a big sugar mill in RS Pura. The city was made by Maharaja Ranbir Singh under the supervision of Diwan Jawala sahai in the 1800s .Earlier there was very wild open area, later developed as a model town. It was first planned town in the state with streets, pond, elephant training centre, big temple named Diwana mandir along with big garden. Diwan's office was where now is tehsildar's office is situated.Prior to 1947 the state was linked with rest of the Country through rail via R.S. There existed an old station in the city, which had train services to Sialkot junction, now in Pakistan. The Station was also linked with Wazirabad and Narowal (both in Pakistan). This Station was built in around 1867. Train's station was at RS Pura, Miran Sahib, and Bikram Chowk.The main economic activity of the R S Pura is agriculture and dairy farming. Rice (Basmati) and wheat are major crops while mustard, berseem and vegetables are also grown. Rakh area of Badyal Brahmana and Arnia are very famous for vegetable farming. R.S.Pura has many rice mills for the processing of high quality basmati rice. The main tourist destination is Grahana Wetland, where migratory birds from temprate zone of asia comes to enjoy this beautiful landscape. The main town is a complete in itself to fulfill all needs of daily life likewise departmental stores, garments showrooms, sweets & confectionary, fresh fruits and vegetable open market. Apart from these healthcare services, post office, nationalised banks (JKB,SBI, PNB,PSB) and one of India's leading private sector bank's HDFC Bank and ICICI are also present. The major Educational institutions of R. Pura are SKUAST-Veterinary College, Govt. Degree College, Govt. Higher Sec School and many high schools. Other villages in R.S.Pura Tehsil are Abdal , Badyal Brahmna (Lower) , Badyal Brahmna (Upper) , Badyal Qazian , Bagga Jana , Bansultan , ... . . R.S.Pura Pin Code is 181102 and Post office name is . Other villages in ( 181102 , ) are Chandu Chak , Chohala , Gharana , Jassore , R.S.Pura , ... . . Towns Near By Khour(3.9 k.m.) ,Bishnah(8 k.m.) ,Jammu(20.5 k.m.) ,Marh(24.2 k.m.)