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Dewas
City in Madhya Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Dewas district.
For other uses, see Dewas (disambiguation).
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]
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Dewas | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 22.96°N 76.06°E / 22.96; 76.06 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
District | Dewas |
Tehsil | Dewas |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Dewas Municipal Corporation |
Area | |
• Total | 50 km2 (20 sq mi) |
• Rank | 900th |
Elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 289,550 |
• Rank | 6th (in Madhya Pradesh) |
• Density | 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Dewasi[citation needed] |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 455001 to 455005 |
Telephone code | 91-(0)727 |
ISO 3166 code | MP-IN |
Vehicle registration | MP-41 |
Website | dewas |
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