Dewas district
Dewas district | |
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Siddheshwar Mahadev Temple, Nemawar, Dewas Junction Railway Station, Night view of Dewas City | |
Location of Dewas district in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Coordinates (Dewas): 22°57′36″N 76°03′00″E / 22.96000°N 76.05000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Division | Ujjain |
| Headquarters | Dewas |
| Tehsils | 8 (Sonkatch, Dewas, Bagli, Kannod, Tonk Khurd, Khategaon, Hatpipliya and Satwas) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,020 km2 (2,710 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,563,715 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 70.53% |
| • Sex ratio | 943:1000 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MP 41 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dewas |
| Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 5 (Dewas, Sonkatch, Hatpipliya, Bagli and Khategaon) |
| Website | dewas |
Dewas District (Hindi pronunciation: [d̪eːʋaːs]) is a district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The town of Dewas is the district headquarters. It belongs to Ujjain Division.
The Dewas District roughly corresponds to the territories of the twin Maratha princely states of Dewas - Junior & Senior. The district straddles the Vindhya Range; the northern portion of the district lies on the Malwa plateau, while the southern portion lies in the valley of the Narmada River. The Narmada forms the southern boundary of the district. The district is bounded to the east by Sehore District, to the south by the Harda and Khandwa districts, to the west by the Khargone and Indore districts, and to the north by the Ujjain and Shajapur districts. Dewas District is part of Ujjain Division. Devsaal Rawats of Uttarakhand are said to have their origins in Dewas at the time of legendary king Vikramāditya. Dewas is about 152 kilometres (94 mi) from Bhopal and 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Indore by road.