rewa

rewa is formerly the capital of the princely state of Rewa and former state of Vindhya Pradesh in central India. It is an important city in the North Eastern part of Madhya Pradesh state of India bordering Allahabad, Mirzapur and Banda Districts of Uttar Pradesh and Satna and Sidhi Districts of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative center of Rewa District and Rewa Division. The City lies about 420 kilometres (261 mi) northeast of state capital Bhopal and 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of the city of Allahabad. Rewa derives its name from another name for Narmada River.Rewa lies between 24'18 and 25'12 north latitudes and 81'2 and 82'18 east longitudes in the north-east of the division of the same name . The district is bounded on the north and east by the state of Uttar Pradesh, in the south Sidhi district and in the west with Amarpatan and Raghurajnagar tahsils of Satna district. In shape the district can be compared to an isosceles triangle, with its base along the Satna border and the two longer arms converging towards Mauganj in east . The district derives its name from Rewa town, the district headquarters, which is another name for Narmada river. The district with present boundary came into existence in 1950 after the promulgation of the Provinces and states (Transfer of ENCLAVES) order 1950. Prior to August 1947 the district along with the Raghurajnagar tahsil of the erstwhile Rewa state correspended to the north Rewa district of that state . The territones now included in the district were held by the imperral Maurya dynasty which ruled in the 3rd century B.C. In the advent of the Kalchurls from the 9th to the end of 12th century. The Baghela king driven eastwards by Ulugh Khan , brother of the emperor Alauddin in the 13th century appeared in this Baghela kings till the abdication of the Crown by the last successor of the dynasty, Martand Singh.after the country became independent, the Rewa ruler accede to the Union of India. The present Rewa district came into existence in 1950 . Railways: Rewa is connected to Satna through 50 km Rewa Satna Rail Line. Satna falls on Mumbai Howrah main line via Allahabad. The following trains, directly from Rewa for New Delhi, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Bilaspur, Kanpur, Aligarh, Allahabad, Jhansi, Satna, Damoh, Saugor, Khurai, Vidisha etc as under : 12186/12185 - Rewa - Bhopal Rewanchal Express 12447/12448 - Rewa - New Delhi Express 11451/11452 - Rewa - Jabalpur Intercity Express 51701/51702 - Rewa - Jabalpur Passenger 51751/51752 - Rewa - Bilaspur Passenger 51753/51754 - Rewa - Chirmiri Passenger for other important cities like Mumbai,Kolkata,Chennai,Bengaluru,Varanasi,Nagpur,Patna,Hyderabad etc. direct trains are available from Satna Junction. Road: Rewa falls in India's longest Highway NH 7 Varanasi to KanyaKumari Via Mirzapur, Katni, Jabalpur, Nagpur,Hyderabad, Bangalore. NH 27 To Allahabad, NH 75 From Ranchi To Gwaliar pass through Rewa. Air: Nearest Airports are Khajuraho, jabalpur& Varanasi. Rewa has also got Air Strip at Churhata. Places to visit: Rewa Fort in city Rewa Fort Museum from which Movie Asoka's weapons were loaned Venkat Bhawan and Shiva temple in city Rani Talab Temple and Water Tank, in city. Shilpi Plaza one of the best shopping complex in whole Madhya Pradesh Govindgarh Lake and Fort, 20 km away Chachai Water Falls, Near Sirmour 40 km Away Keonti Water Falls, Near Lalgaon 40 km Away Big statue of GOD shiva called "Bhairom BaBa" at Gurh 30 km away and nearby the statue there is a natural lake called " Kudia",there is also famous tample of " shiv ji & alliad gods". there is also a famous pond of "rani ka talab" & Maharua ka talab. Maharua ka talab is famous for its " shankhas in small size " and also the water is famous[by whom?] for removal of skin diseases..