Deosar

Deosar
देवसर
Bijaura
Deosar

Location in Madhya Pradesh

Coordinates: 24°19′05″N 82°18′25″E / 24.31806°N 82.30694°E / 24.31806; 82.30694Coordinates: 24°19′05″N 82°18′25″E / 24.31806°N 82.30694°E / 24.31806; 82.30694
Elevation 392 m (1,286 ft)
Languages
  Official Hindi, Bagheli, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 486881
Telephone code 07801
Vehicle registration MP-66
Website www.singrauli.nic.in

Deosar (Devsar) is a town and tehsil in Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is also an industrial hub. Deosar Tehsil is located on N.H. 39. It is also a Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, part of the Sidhi Lok Sabha constituency.

Deosar belongs to Rewa Division. It is located 55 km towards west from District headquarters Singrauli and 592 km from State capital Bhopal towards east. Deosar Tehsil is bounded by Sihawal Tehsil towards North, Chitrangi Tehsil towards East, Sidhi Tehsil towards West, Singrauli Tehsil towards East.

Sidhi city, Singrauli city, Rewa city, Renukoot are the nearby cities to Deosar. Deosar consists of 217 villages and 98 panchayats. It is at 394 m elevation(altitude). Vindhyachal, Rewa, mada caves, Allahabad, Varanasi (Benares) are the nearby important tourist destinations.[1]

History

Till 2008, it was part of the Sidhi district which was bifurcated to create Singrauli district (which is created by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ) tehsils, Singrauli, Chitrangi,and Deosar but in 2012, two new tehsils Sarai and Mada were added. It is also known as Bijaura District. Its headquarter is approximately 50 km from Deosar, which has road connectivity. Deosar Railway Station is under construction in Harra village, near Tehsil headquarter Deosar.

Demographics of Deosar

Ganesh temple, Deosar

Bagheli is the local Language here. People also speak Hindi and English.

Total population of Deosar Tehsil is 243,959 living in 45,840 houses, spread across total 217 villages and 98 panchayats. Males are 125,030 and Females are 118,929.

Key Places and places to visit

Places to Visit

References

  1. "GGP tilted the balance against BJP, says Chauhan". The Hindu. Mar 14, 2007. Retrieved 2013-06-11.


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