Sirmaur is a town and a
nagar panchayat
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...
in
Rewa district
Rewa district is a district of the Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Rewa is the district headquarters. Rewa is known for world famous beetle nut toys. Rewa is also known as the 'Land of White Tigers' as the first White Tiger w ...
in the
India
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n
state
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Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
. It is about 42 kilometers from Rewa.
Geography
Sirmaur is located at . It has an average elevation of 291
metre
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s (954
feet
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).
The
Rewa Plateau
The Rewa Plateau covers a portion of Rewa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
The Rewa Plateau lies between the Kaimur Range in the south and Vindhya Range or Binj Pahar in the north. To the north of the Binj Pahar are the alluvial ...
covers the Huzur, Sirmaur, and
Mauganj
Mauganj is a town and a nagar panchayat in Rewa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Bagheli is the regional language of Mauganj. Mauganj is the seat of legislative assembly in Madhya Pradesh. Its nearest towns are Manikwar, Hanuma ...
tehsils of Rewa district. The height decreases from south to north.
Significant waterfalls on the Tamsa or Tons and its tributaries, as they come down from the Rewa Plateau, are:
Chachai Falls (127m) on the Bihad River, a tributary of the Tamsa, the
Keoti Falls (98m) on the
Mahana River, a tributary of the Tamsa,
Odda Falls (145m) on the Odda River, a tributary of the Belah River, which is itself a tributary of the Tamsa, and
Purwa Falls
The Purwa Falls is a waterfall in Rewa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain ...
(70m) on the Tamsa or Tons.
Demographics
India
census
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,
Sirmaur had a population of 10,938. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Sirmaur has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 49%. In Sirmaur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
By air
Nearest airport in
Prayagraj
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,
Uttar Pradesh
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.
By bus
Bus stand available in the city bus stand Sirmaur.
See also
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Sirmour (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Sirmour Assembly constituency (or Sirmaur) is one of the 230 Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 4 ...
References
Cities and towns in Rewa district
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