Dewas

Dewas
City
Dewas is located in Madhya Pradesh
Dewas
Dewas
Dewas is located in India
Dewas
Dewas
Coordinates: 22°58′N 76°04′E / 22.96°N 76.06°E / 22.96; 76.06
Country India
State Madhya Pradesh
DistrictDewas
TehsilDewas
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyDewas Municipal Corporation
Area
 • Total50 km2 (20 sq mi)
 • Rank900th
Elevation
535 m (1,755 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total289,550
 • Rank6th (in Madhya Pradesh)
 • Density5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
DemonymDewasi[citation needed]
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
455001 to 455005
Telephone code91-(0)727
ISO 3166 codeMP-IN
Vehicle registrationMP-41
Websitedewas.nic.in
Sayaji-Dwar, Dewas
Sayaji-Dwar, Dewas
Dewas City View From Tekri Hilltop
Dewas City View From Tekri Hilltop

Dewas is a city in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The municipality was formerly the seat of two 15-Gun Salute state princely states during the British Raj, Dewas Junior state and Dewas Senior state, ruled by the Pawar clan of the Marathas.[3] The city is the administrative capital of Dewas district. Dewas is an industrialised city and houses a government bank note press.[4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2011Gov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ^ Meyer, William Stevenson, Sir; Burn, Richard, Sir; Cotton, James Sutherland; Risley, Sir Herbert Hope. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11. p. 278.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Bank Note Press (BNP) Dewas". SPMCIL. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Amid cash crisis, Bank Note Press ropes in retired employees". 11 December 2016.