Rewa, India
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| ?Rewa Madhya Pradesh • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 275 m (902 ft) |
| District(s) | Rewa |
| Population | 183,232 (2001) |
| Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle |
• 486001 HPO • +7662 • MP-17 |
Rewa (Hindi:रीवा) is a town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative center of Rewa District and Rewa Division, and was formerly the capital of the princely state of Rewa in central India. The town lies about 210 km (131 mi) south of the city of Allahabad, India. Rewa derives its name from another name for Narmada River.
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[edit] History
In the 13th century AD, the Baghels came to this area and ruled from Bandhavgarh. In the mid 1550s, Raja Ramachandra Singh Baghela maintained a musically talented court, including the legendary Tansen. In 1617, Maharaja Vikramaditya Singh moved his capital to Rewa. Maharaja Martand Singh was the last ruler of Rewa who acceded to the Union of India after the country became independent.
Birbal was born in Sidhi District of Rewa Kingdom. The Emperor Sher Shah Suri, died fighting with Ruler of Rewa Vir Singh at Fort of Kalinjar.
Mohammed Jalaluddin Akbar, or Akbar The Great grew up in Rewa after his father, Humayun, was driven in excile. Akbar received same education and upbringing that prince Ram Singh received. Maharaja Ramchandra Singh and Akbar stayed friends. Two of the Navratnas of Akbar, Tansen and Birbal were sent from Rewa by Maharaja Ramchandra Singh once Akbar became the Emperor of India.
Rewa is also famous for its white tigers, the first ones were caught in Rewa.
[edit] Geography
Rewa is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 275 metres (902 feet).
Historical, the Rewa region was divided into two well-defined portions. The northern and smaller division was the plateau lying between the Kaimur range of hills and that portion of the Vindhya Range known as Binjh, which overlook the valley of the Ganges. This plateau was for the most part cultivated and well peopled; two rich harvests were generally obtained every year. Water was generally plentiful; the country is full of large tanks and reservoirs, which however were not used for irrigation: that purpose was met by bunds or mounds of earth raised at the lower ends of sloping fields to retain the rain water for some time after the monsoon rains cease. The country to the south of the Kaimur hills comprised the largest portion of the state. Cultivation here was restricted to the valley between the hills and the Son River.
The principal river is the Son, which flows through the state in a northeasterly direction into Mirzapur District. Another important river was the Tons; neither is navigable. The annual rainfall averages about 41 in.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[2], Rewa had a population of 183,232. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Rewa has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 64%. In Rewa, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Tiger trivia
- The forests surrounding Rewa are renowned for their tiger population; the tiger sanctuary of Bandhavgarh is located there.
- Together with Kanha Kisli, the Bandhavgarh forests are believed to be the setting for Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
- Most white tigers in captivity today are descendants of a white cub captured in Rewa in the 1950s.
[edit] Jaypee Nagar
The JAYPEE group has made a township known as Jaypee Nagar in Rewa.
Asia's biggest cement factory Rasi Cement produces in Rewa.
[edit] Education
Sainik school is also located in Rewa. It's the only Sainik School in the state. Sainik Schools are located through out India (one in each state) that train students to become future military officers.
Rewa has a University called Awadhesh Pratap Singh Vishvavidalaya. It also has a government Engineering college, Shyam Shah Medical College and Sainik School.
[edit] External links
- Genealogy of the ruling chiefs of Rewa
- Government website on Rewa
- REWA ,The Baghel Dynasty,GENEALOGY
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
