Sirmaur, Rewa

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Sirmaur
सिरमौर
city
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rewa
Elevation 291 m (955 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 10,938
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Sirmaur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Rewa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Geography

Sirmaur is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 291 metres (954 feet).

The Rewa Plateau covers the Huzur, Sirmaur, and Mauganj tehsils of Rewa district. The height decreases from south to north.[2]

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 (70m) on the Tamsa or Tons.[3]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[4] 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.

Notable people

Champa Devi, legislator

See also

rewa is also known as land of white tiger

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sirmaur
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