# Rewa District, Madhya Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Madhya Pradesh 

# Rewa district

Rewa is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 5th of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,365,106 people** in 11 sub-districts, 13 towns and 2,719 villages; 17% lived in towns. The largest town is [Rewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/huzur/rewa/) (235,654).

- 2,365,106people (2011)
- 11sub-districts
- 13towns
- 71.6%literacy

## Who lives in Rewa?

Rewa had **2,365,106 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.3% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 5th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 931 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; 27th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 885 girls per 1,000 boys (the Madhya Pradesh figure is 918). An average household had 4.5 people, against 4.8 across Madhya Pradesh.

## How literate is Rewa?

71.6% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), 18th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 81.4% and women at 61.2% — a gap of 20.3 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Huzur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/huzur/) (80.1%) and lowest in [Hanumana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/hanumana/) (62.9%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Rewa do for a living?

41.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 32.9%). Of all workers, 19% farmed their own land, 24% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 17% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 36% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 43% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Teonthar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/teonthar/) (56% of workers in farming) and the least is [Huzur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/huzur/) (27% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 19 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 17 (17%) · **■** Marginal 36 (36%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Rewa

16.7% of people lived in towns and cities (below Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 39th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 13 towns: 12 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Rewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/huzur/rewa/) with 235,654 people, home to 60% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Rewa

Rewa had 2,719 census villages, 2,408 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 818 people; 28 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Tikar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/huzur/tikar/) (10,810), [Khatkhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/hanumana/khatkhari/) (9,224), [Dabhaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/jawa/dabhaura/) (8,260), [Lalgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/sirmour/lalgaon/) (7,939) and [Sonauri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/teonthar/sonauri-465127/) (7,080).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Rewa district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Rewa district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> REWA, or Riwa, a native state of Central India in the Bagelkhand agency. It is the only large state in Bagelkhand, and the second largest in Central India, having an area of about 13,000 sq. m. It is bounded N. by the United Provinces, E. by Bengal and S. by the Central. On the W. it meets other petty states of Bagelkhand. Rewa is divided into two well-defined portions. The northern and smaller division is the plateau lying between the Kaimur range of hills and that portion of the Vindhyas known as Binjh, which overlook the valley of the Ganges. This plateau is for the most part cultivated and well peopled; rich harvests both of kharif and rabi crops are generally obtained. Water is plentiful, and the country is full of large tanks and reservoirs, which, however, are not used for irrigation purposes; the only system of wet cultivation which has any favour with the villagers is that of 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.

- Population in 1901 (as quoted in 1911)1,327,385
- Population in 2011 (Census)2,365,106
- Change1.8× (+78%)

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Rewa compared with Madhya Pradesh

■ Rewa · ■ Madhya Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**918

Working population ****41.9%**

**43.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Rewa

Of every 100 households in Rewa in 2011, 46 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rewa · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

Toilet within the home ****23%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

Tap water ****8%**

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

Use banking services ****43%**

Television ****20%**

Mobile phone ****41%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****13%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****27%**

Own their home ****97%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Rewa

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Teonthar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/teonthar/) 251,853 294 2 

[Jawa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/jawa/) 215,071 265 0 

[Sirmour](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/sirmour/) 196,736 188 2 

[Mangawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/mangawan/) 216,926 290 1 

[Semaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/semaria/) 156,554 183 1 

[Hanumana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/hanumana/) 254,882 333 1 

[Mauganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/mauganj/) 189,711 331 1 

[Naigarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/naigarhi/) 173,041 376 1 

[Huzur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/huzur/) 479,663 208 3 

[Raipur - Karchuliyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/raipur-karchuliyan/) 103,346 116 0 

[Gurh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/gurh/) 127,323 135 1 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Rewa

- Rewa · 235,654
- Mauganj · 26,420
- Teonthar · 17,039
- Hanumana · 16,771
- Gurh · 14,608
- Mangawan · 13,700
- Semaria · 13,446
- Sirmour · 11,878
- Chakghat · 10,678
- Govindgarh · 10,547
- Naigarhi · 10,404
- Baikunthpur · 10,282
- Nowbasata · 4,358

## Largest villages in Rewa

- Tikar · 10,810
- Khatkhari · 9,224
- Dabhaura · 8,260
- Lalgaon · 7,939
- Sonauri · 7,080
- Beeda · 6,860
- Baraun · 6,855
- Gauri · 6,808
- Tiwani · 6,779
- Mahsaw · 6,481
- Umari · 6,459
- Raipur · 6,415
- Barawn · 6,187
- Badwar · 6,168
- Tilkhan · 6,112
- Konikalan · 6,034
- Patehara · 5,983
- Deora · 5,932
- Sohagi · 5,914
- Padari · 5,801

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Rewa?11: Teonthar, Jawa, Sirmour, Mangawan, Semaria, Hanumana, Mauganj, Naigarhi, Huzur, Raipur - Karchuliyan, Gurh
- What is the population of Rewa district?2,365,106 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Rewa?Rewa