Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

Rewa
The City of Waterfalls
City
From top, left to right: Venkat Bhawan,Chachai Falls, Bahuti Falls, Collectorate, Krishna Raj Kapoor Auditorium, Night view Sirmour Chowraha, Eco Park and White Tiger Safari & Zoo Mukundpur
Rewa is located in Madhya Pradesh
Rewa
Rewa
Location within Madhya Pradesh
Rewa is located in India
Rewa
Rewa
Location within India
Coordinates: 24°32′17″N 81°17′43″E / 24.53806°N 81.29528°E / 24.53806; 81.29528
Country India
State Madhya Pradesh
RegionVindhya
DistrictRewa
Ward45 Wards
FounderVikramaditya Singh
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyRewa Municipal Corporation
 • MayorAjay Mishra (INC)
 • Municipal CommissionerSanskriti Jain (IAS)
 • Member of ParliamentJanardan Mishra (BJP)
 • Member of Legislative AssemblyRajendra Shukla (BJP)
Area
 • City
69 km2 (27 sq mi)
 • Metro
146 km2 (56 sq mi)
 • Rank22nd
Elevation
304 m (997 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • City
236,519
 • Rank8th
 • Density3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
486001 HPO 486002, 486003
Telephone code07662
ISO 3166 codeIN-MP
Vehicle registrationMP-17
Websiterewa.nic.in

Rewa (Hindi pronunciation: [ɾiːʋaː]) is a city in the north-eastern part of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is the administrative center of Rewa District and Rewa Division. The city lies about 420 kilometres (261 mi) northeast of the state capital Bhopal and 230 kilometres (143 mi) north of the city of Jabalpur. The maximum length of Rewa district is 125 km (78 mi) from east to west and the length of Rewa from north to south is 96 km (60 mi). This area is surrounded by Kaimur hills to the south. Vindhyachal ranges pass through the middle of the district.

Geography

Rewa is located on 24°32′17″N 81°17′43″E / 24.53806°N 81.29528°E / 24.53806; 81.29528. It has an average elevation of 259 metres (853 feet). Rewa is situated on the banks of Bihad and Bichhiya river, it's on Rewa plateau surrounded by Vindhya and Kaimur ranges.

History

Demographics

Religion in Rewa city (2011)
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 87.43%
Islam
 
 11.65%
Other or not stated
 
 0.92%

As of 2011, Rewa had a population of about 2,35,654 out of which 1,24,012 are males and 1,11,642 are females. Rewa has an average literacy rate of 86.31%, male literacy is 91.67%, and female literacy is 80.40%. In Rewa, 10.76% of the population is under 6 years old.

Rewa City Total Male Female
City Population 235,654 124,012 111,642
Literates 81,504 51,092 50,412
Children (0-6) 25,356 13,731 11,625
Average Literacy (%) 46

.31 %

 31.67 % 10.40 %
Sex ratio 900 (females per 1000 males)
Languages of Rewa (2011)
  1. Hindi (51.2%)
  2. Bagheli (44.7%)
  3. Sindhi (1.80%)
  4. Urdu (0.94%)
  5. Others (1.36%)

Hindi, namely its dialect Bagheli, is the dominant spoken language in the city. A few people speak Urdu while there is also a large Sindhi community in the city.

Climate

Climate data for Rewa (1991–2020, extremes 1965–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.0
(89.6)		 36.5
(97.7)		 41.2
(106.2)		 45.0
(113.0)		 48.2
(118.8)		 47.5
(117.5)		 43.2
(109.8)		 39.4
(102.9)		 37.6
(99.7)		 38.6
(101.5)		 36.2
(97.2)		 32.4
(90.3)		 48.2
(118.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.5
(74.3)		 27.1
(80.8)		 33.4
(92.1)		 38.8
(101.8)		 41.6
(106.9)		 38.9
(102.0)		 33.6
(92.5)		 31.9
(89.4)		 32.2
(90.0)		 32.4
(90.3)		 29.1
(84.4)		 25.4
(77.7)		 32.3
(90.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2)		 10.8
(51.4)		 15.4
(59.7)		 20.7
(69.3)		 25.5
(77.9)		 26.8
(80.2)		 25.4
(77.7)		 24.7
(76.5)		 23.7
(74.7)		 19.5
(67.1)		 13.6
(56.5)		 8.4
(47.1)		 18.4
(65.1)
Record low °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1)		 1.6
(34.9)		 6.4
(43.5)		 11.6
(52.9)		 16.5
(61.7)		 20.1
(68.2)		 15.2
(59.4)		 20.3
(68.5)		 10.2
(50.4)		 9.0
(48.2)		 4.4
(39.9)		 1.9
(35.4)		 0.6
(33.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 11.7
(0.46)		 26.4
(1.04)		 6.2
(0.24)		 3.3
(0.13)		 7.5
(0.30)		 112.8
(4.44)		 326.8
(12.87)		 301.2
(11.86)		 175.5
(6.91)		 51.7
(2.04)		 8.1
(0.32)		 6.5
(0.26)		 1,037.7
(40.85)
Average rainy days 1.2 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.8 5.1 12.6 12.7 7.7 2.2 0.5 0.6 46.1
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) 57 51 35 26 26 45 69 77 72 60 58 57 52
Source: India Meteorological Department

Government And Administration

Government

Rewa city is part of Rewa assembly constituency, Rajendra Shukla is the MLA from here, He is from Bhartiya Janta Party . Rewa contributes one member to the Lok Sabha. The entire rewa Assembly is part of the Rewa Lok Sabha, Janardan Mishra Is an MP from Rewa, Bharatiya Janata Party had been elected as the Member of Parliament in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

Administration

Rewa is a Municipal Corporation city in district of Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. The Rewa city is divided into 45 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.

Rewa Municipal Corporation has total administration over 45,275 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorise to build roads within Municipal Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Civic Utilities

Rewa is preparing to generate electricity from municipal waste. This work is on the shoulders of the waste management company Re Sustainability Limited (ReSL). This project aims to generate 12 MW of electricity via ReSL’s waste-to-energy plant, ensuring landfill waste reduction.

Culture/cityscape

Economy

A limestone belt runs through the Rewa, attracting plants like the Jaypee Rewa Cement Plant and Ultratech Cement.

Rewa Ultra Mega Solar is an operational ground mounted, grid-connected photovoltaic solar park spread over an area of 1,590 acres (6.4 km2) in the Gurh tehsil of Rewa district. The 750MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar plant, one of the largest solar power projects in India was commissioned in July 2018.

Bansagar Dam provides sufficient amount of water for irrigation, due to which progress has been seen in the field of agriculture. The main crops are rice, wheat, and pulses.

Chorhata Industrial Area (Udhyog Vihar):- Udyog Vihar is a multi-product industrial area spread over 133.60 hectares, apart from agriculture, the industrial sector also contributes significantly to the economic development of the region. It is the base for prominent regional operations such as Vindhya Telelinks Limited.

The district exports fibre-optic cable, electrical parts, food, and manufactured goods.

The district is also a tourism destination.

Education institutions

There are many universities, colleges and institutes available in the field of education in Rewa, the major ones are :

Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism

Notable people

Transportation

Air

New Terminal Building at Rewa Airport

Rewa Airport is a domestic airport which serves the city of rewa. It is located at Chorhata, 11 km (6.8 mi) away from city centre. It became operational after inauguration by Prime minister Narendra Modi on 20 October 2024. The airport is well connected by flights to Bhopal and Khajuraho operated by FlyBig. Under PM Paryatan Vayu Seva a 6-seater flight connects Rewa with Jabalpur, Bhopal and Singrauli runs twice a week.

Other major airports close to Rewa are Prayagraj Airport, Khajuraho Airport, Jabalpur Airport and Varanasi Airport.

Rail

Rewa Railway Station

Rewa railway station is the main railway station in Rewa city. The station consists of 5 platforms. The station is terminal on Satna-Rewa branch line which is a section of Howrah-Prayagraj-Mumbai line. The city is well connected via direct trains to major Indian cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Vadodara, Bilaspur, Prayagraj, Kanpur, Surat, Rajkot, Nagpur, Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar etc.

About 14 regular trains originate from this station. It consists of 7 superfast trains, 6 mail/express trains and 1 Vande Bharat Express.

Road

Rewa is well enclosed in a ring of National Highways. The highways crossing through the city are NH 7, NH 27, and NH 75 NH 30.

See also

References

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