Rewa रेवा Rewa india |
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Coordinates: 24°32′N 81°18′E / 24.53°N 81.3°ECoordinates: 24°32′N 81°18′E / 24.53°N 81.3°E | |
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
District | Rewa |
Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 235,422 |
• Rank | 10th in state |
Languages | |
• Official | Bagheli |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 486001 HPO |
Telephone code | 07662 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
Vehicle registration | MP-17 |
Website | www |
Rewa pronunciation is a city in the north-eastern part of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is the administrative centre of Rewa District and Rewa Division. The city lies about 420 kilometres (261 mi) northeast of the state capital Bhopal and 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of the city of Allahabad. Rewa derives its name from another name for the Narmada River. Rewa is connected to Allahabad via NH 27 and Sidhi, Satna, Maihar and Varansi via NH-7. In nearby Sidhi district, a part of the erstwhile princely state of Rewa, and now a part of Rewa division, the world's first white tiger, a mutant variant of the Bengal tiger, was caught. A tiger safari is located in Satna district of Rewa division.
Rewa has a humid subtropical climate, with cold, misty winters, a hot summer and a humid monsoon season. Summers start in late March and go on till mid-June, the average temperature being around 30 °C (86 °F), with the peak of summer in May, when the highs regularly exceed 45 °C (104 °F). The monsoon starts in late June and ends in late September. These months see about 40 inches (1025 mm) of precipitation. The average temperature is around 25 °C (77 °F) and the humidity is quite high. Temperatures rise again up to late October when winter starts, which lasts up to early March. Winters in Rewa are cold and misty with average temperatures around 15 °C (58 °F) and little rain. The winter peaks in January when temperatures may drop close to freezing on some nights. The total annual rainfall is about 1128 mm (44 inches).