Dewas District
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Dewas district देवास ज़िला |
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| District of Madhya Pradesh | |
 Location of Dewas district in Madhya Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Ujjain |
| Headquarters | Dewas |
| Tehsils | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Dewas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,020 km2 (2,710 sq mi) |
| Website | Official website |
Dewas District (Hindi: देवास ज़िला) is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Dewas is the district headquarters.
Dewas District roughly corresponds to the territories of the twin princely states of Dewas. The district straddles the Vindhya Range; the northern portion of the district lies on the Malwa plateau, while the southern portion lies in the valley of the Narmada River. The Narmada forms the southern boundary of the district. The district is bounded to the east by Sehore District, to the south by the Harda and Khandwa districts, to the west by the Khargone and Indore districts, and to the north by the Ujjain and Shajapur districts. Dewas District is part of Ujjain Division. Devsaal Rawats of Uttarakhand are said to have their origins in Dewas at the time of legendary king Vikramāditya.
Dewas District is now divided into six tehsils namely Sonkatch, Dewas, Bagli, Kannod, Tonk Khurd and Khategaon. Dewas tehsil is situated on the north-western part of the district, Sonkatch on the north-eastern part, Bagli on the south, Kannod on the south-central part and Khategaon on the South-east. Dewas, the headquarters of Dewas tehsil, which is also the district headquarters, is situated on National Highway No. 3 and is also connected by broad-gauge railway line of western Railway.
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