Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

This article is about the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Rewa District.
Rewa
रीवा
city
Rewa
Coordinates: 24°32′N 81°18′E / 24.53°N 81.3°ECoordinates: 24°32′N 81°18′E / 24.53°N 81.3°E
Country India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rewa
Elevation 304 m (997 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,365,106
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Bagheli
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 486001 HPO
Telephone code 7662
Vehicle registration MP-17
Website www.rewa.nic.in

Rewa  pronunciation  is a city in the north-eastern part Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is the administrative center of Rewa District and Rewa Division. It is the former capital of the princely state of Rewa and the former state of Vindhya Pradesh. The city lies about 420 kilometres (261 mi) northeast of the state capital Bhopal and 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of the city of Allahabad. Rewa derives its name from another name for the Narmada River. Rewa is connected to Allahabad via NH 27, Sidhi, Satna, Maihar and Varansi via NH-7. Rewa is famous for its harmony and enormous limestone resources.

Climate

Rewa has a humid subtropical climate, with cold, misty winters, a hot summer and a humid monsoon season. Summers start in late March and go on till mid-June, the average temperature being around 30 °C (86 °F), with the peak of summer in May, when the highs regularly exceed 40 °C (104 °F). The monsoon starts in late June and ends in late September. These months see about 34 inches (860 mm) of precipitation. The average temperature is around 25 °C (77 °F) and the humidity is quite high. Temperatures rise again up to late October when winter starts, which lasts up to early March. Winters in Rewa are cold and misty with average temperatures around 15 °C (58 °F) and little rain. The winter peaks in January when temperatures may drop close to freezing on some nights. The total annual rainfall is about 980 mm (39 inches).

Climate data for Rewa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 21
(70)		 24
(75)		 31
(88)		 37
(99)		 39
(102)		 37
(99)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 27
(81)		 22
(72)		 30.3
(86.7)
Average low °C (°F) 8
(46)		 10
(50)		 18
(64)		 25
(77)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 26
(79)		 22
(72)		 14
(57)		 9
(48)		 20.3
(68.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18
(0.71)		 15
(0.59)		 8
(0.31)		 5
(0.2)		 8
(0.31)		 97
(3.82)		 300
(11.81)		 295
(11.61)		 175
(6.89)		 46
(1.81)		 8
(0.31)		 5
(0.2)		 980
(38.57)

Demographics

As of 2011, Rewa had a population of about 2,363,744.[1] out of which 1,224,918 are males and 1,138,826 are females. Rewa has an average literacy rate of 73.42, male literacy is 83.67%, and female literacy is 62.49%. In Rewa, 14.41% of the population is under 6 years old.[2]

History

The district derives its name from Rewa town, the district headquarters, which is another name for Narmada river. The district with present boundary came into existence in 1950 after the promulgation of the Provinces and states (Transfer of ENCLAVES) order 1950. Prior to August 1947 the district along with the Raghurajnagar tahsil of the erstwhile Rewa state correspended to the north Rewa district of that state . The territones now included in the district were held by the imperral Maurya dynasty which ruled in the 3rd century B.C. In the advent of the Kalchurls from the 9th to the end of 12th century. The Baghela king driven eastwards by Ulugh Khan, brother of the emperor Alauddin in the 13th century appeared in this Baghela kings till the abdication of the Crown by the last successor of the dynasty, Martand Singh.after the country became independent, the Rewa ruler accede to the Union of India. The present Rewa district came into existence in 1950. The first white tiger was founded on Rewa. Before independence in India was honorable to hurt tiger. Once Rewa King went for hunting, and he found very odd tiger to white color, who was named Mohan. Later Mohan was sent to others to continue his breed and today all white tiger are Mohan's heir. This is what Rewa is much more famous in the entire State. A famous Rewa leader, Shri Nivaas Tiwari, was called White Tiger of Rewa. Authorities has planed now to make a zoo in Rewa for the name of White Tiger which has been under dispute.

Institutions

Rewa is home to many schools and colleges, including APS University, SIT College & Group of Institutions, Govt. T.R.S.College and the Rewa Engineering College(Previously Government Engineering College), Rewa. It is also home to a Government Medical colleges named as Shyam Shah Medical College. Also crowned with Agricultural College and Veterinary College. Apart from that Kendriya Vidyalaya school (Central School), Sainik School and Navodaya Schools also add to its rich education stream.

English Medium Schools

Hindi Medium School

₪ gyan jyoti higher sec school gayatri nagar rewa

Educational University & Institutes

Undergraduate college

Engineering Colleges

Law colleges

Govt. University And Distance education Centre

Medical Colleges

Other

Transportation

Rewa is connected to Satna through the 50 km Satna-Rewa branch line. Satna falls on the Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line. Nearby highways include NH 7, NH 27, and NH 75. The nearest airports are at Khajuraho, Allahabad, Jabalpur and Varanasi. Rewa has an air strip at Churhata, approximately 7 km from the city centre off NH 7. It is connected through Air Connect (small size aircraft) from Bhopal.

Train no. Train Name From To Arrives Departs
11451 Intercity Exp Jabalpur Rewa 21:40 ends
11452Intercity ExpRewaJabalpurstarts06:00
12185Revanchal ExpHabibganjRewa08:00 ends
12186Rewanchal ExpRewaHabibganjstarts20:05
12427New Delhi Sup ERewaAnand Vihar TRMstarts16:00
12428Anvt Rewa ExpAnand Vihar TRMRewa11:00 ends
11703REWA INDB EXPRewaIndore Jn Bgstarts05:00
11704REWA EXPRESSIndore Jn BgRewa22:30 ends
51701JBP REWA PASSJabalpurRewa13:10 ends
51702REWA JBP PASSRewaJabalpurstarts13:45
51753REWA CHRM F PASRewaChirimiristarts18:00
51754CHRM REWA F PGRChirimiriRewa04:40 ends
58229BSP REWA FST PGBilaspur JnRewa06:40 ends
58230REWA BSP F PASSRewaBilaspur Jnstarts21:00
22938Rewa-Rjt superfast expressRewaRajkot Jnstarts18:30
22937Rajkot Rewa superfast expressRajkot JnRewa16:45 ends

Bus Stand

In City of Rewa there are two Bus Stand 1. Rewanchal Bus Stand (Old Bus Stand) 2. Valabh bhai Inter State Bus Stand (New Bus Stand)

Media House

In Rewa most popular Hindi news paper Dainik Jagran publishing last 62 years. late Shri Gurudev Gupta was founder of this.

Political representatives

Shree Janardan Mishra Member of Parliament 10- Rewa
Smt. Neelam Mishra M.L.A 69-Semariya
Divya Raj Singh M.L.A 68- Sirmour
Shri Sukhendra Singh "Banna" M.L.A 71- Mauganj
Smt. Sheela Tyagi M.L.A
Shri Sundar Lal Tiwari M.L.A. 75- Gurh
Sri Girish Gautam M.L.A. devtalab
Shri Abhay Mishra President, Jila Panchayat Rewa
Smt, Mamta Gupta Mayor, Nagar Nigam Rewa
Smt. Vibha Patel Vice-President, Jila Panchayat Rewa

People

Shivendra Upadhyay Ex chairman State Bar Council of M.P.

Places to visit

Bhairon Baba

Points of interest in the city include Rewa Fort and Museum, Shilpi Plaza, APS University Stadium, the Venkat Bhawan, Shiva Temple, and the Rani Talab Temple.Very soon the city is going to have its first shopping mall,also a tiger safari is being built in the mukundpir village.The surrounding area is home to the Bansagar Dam, many waterfalls, and a giant statue of Shiva called "Bhairon Baba". Travelers are voting Baghela Museum, Bansagar Dam and Hotel Rewa Raj Vilas as the best of tourist attractions in Rewa. There are 14 tourist attractions in Maihar a city just 38 km from Rewa and another tourist attraction is in Chitrakoot which is 52 km distance apart. The most popular of these are Chitrakoot in Maihar and Ranipur Sanctuary in Chitrakoot.Many watterfalls in rewa district as like Keoti jal prapat,Chechai jalprapat,Bahuti jalprapat,Purba jalprapat, Belauhi jalprapat are beauty of nature Rani Talab and Chirahula Mandir, Ramsagar Mandir, Kothi Compound (MahaMritunjay Mandir), Sai Mandir is also important for Religious Activity. By the next independence day, Rewa will have the largest solar electricity plant in the world in gurh region and make our country proud

Industries

Major industries in Rewa are cement(Jaypee cements),cable(VTL),power generations plants(Jaypee pwer and Bansagar project),pharmaceuticals,paper and plastic industries.[3] Jaypee groups has 2 cement plants in rewa city Jaypee Rewa Cement Plant (JRCL) with an initial capacity of 1 million tonnes was established in 1980 and Jaypee Bela Cement Plant (JBCP) in 1996 with an initial capacity of 1.9 million tonnes.In powergeneration category,Bansagar hydroelectricity project adding clean 435 MW of electricity to the national grid and its reservoir,irrigating major part of the agriculture land in Rewa.India's largest solar powerplant has been planned to be set-up with a capacity of 700MW. [4]

Online Directory & Presence

On 1 January 2014 First Local Search Engine of Rewa (www.rewacity.info) was launched by Mohit Kumar Tripathi. With the help of this website anyone from any corner of world can access over all the information about Rewa City which includes Rewa City Guide, Telephone Directory, Tourist Places, Schools, Hospitals, Shops, Colleges, Couriers, ATMs, Banks, Theaters, Restaurants, Hotels, etc. This website also enables Rewa Local Business Owners to get an Online Presence free of cost & helps them to grow their Business.

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ District profile of Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, Compiled By :- Suvendu Singha District Facilitator, Rewa Division MP State Planning Commission – UNICEF MP Date of compilation: 20 June 2012
  3. ↑ http://www.vtlrewa.com/directors.html http://www.cemnet.com/gcr/plant/1350 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bansagar_Dam
  4. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indias-largest-solar-power-plant-planned-in-rewa-district-madhya-pradesh/article6267409.ece http://www.rewacity.in/2012/03/jaypee-rewa-cement-plant.html http://www.news18.com/news/madhya-pradesh/worlds-largest-solar-plant-in-rewa-to-produce-countrys-cheapest-electricity-561001.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaypee_Group http://www.vtlrewa.com/directors.html

Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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