Rewa District, Madhya Pradesh

Rewa District is an administrative district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is situated about 430 km from Bhopal, the state capital of Madhya Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Rewa. Hindi and Bagheli are the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 6,314 km², including 5,995.64 km² of rural area and 318.36 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Rewa District

Rewa District is divided into 9 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,748 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Gurh 135342.36
2Huzur 154673.34
3Huzur Nagar 82
4Jawa 264753.17
5Mangawan 301591.45
6Raipur Karchuliyan 117315.63
7Semaria 193410.18
8Sirmour 192517.93
9Teonthar 310822.02

Population of Rewa District

As per the Census 2011, Rewa District has a total population of 23,65,106 people, consisting of 12,25,100 males and 11,40,006 females. There are 5,26,065 households in the district with an average population density of 375 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population23,65,10619,69,3213,95,785
Male Population12,25,10010,17,8392,07,261
Female Population11,40,0069,51,4821,88,524
Total Households5,26,0654,50,29775,768
Population Density375 / km²328 / km²1,243 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 14,41,757 literate people and 3,51,983 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 3,83,508 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3,11,985 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)3,51,9833,03,76148,222
Literate Population14,41,75711,56,9172,84,840
Illiterate Population9,23,3498,12,4041,10,945
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population3,83,5083,34,87848,630
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population3,11,9852,86,27825,707

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.