Dewas

This article is about the city in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Dewas district.

For other uses, see Dewas (disambiguation).

Dewas
City
Sayaji-Dwar, Dewas Dewas City View From Tekri Hilltop
Dewas Location within Madhya Pradesh Dewas Location within India
Coordinates: 22.96°N 76.06°E / 22.96; 76.06
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Dewas
Tehsil	Dewas
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Dewas Municipal Corporation
Area
• Total	50 km2 (19 sq mi)
• Rank	900th
Elevation	535 m (1,755 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	289,550
• Rank	6th (in Madhya Pradesh)
• Density	5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Dewasi
Language
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	455001 to 455005
Telephone code	91-(0)727
ISO 3166 code	MP-IN
Vehicle registration	MP-41
Website	dewas.nic.in

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Dewas is a city in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The municipality was formerly the seat of two 15-Gun Salute state princely states during the British Raj, Dewas Junior state and Dewas Senior state, ruled by the Pawar clan of the Marathas. The city is the administrative capital of Dewas district. Dewas is an industrialised city and houses a government bank note press.