Bewar, Mainpuri

Bewar
Bewar
Town
	Bewar Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 27°13′07″N 79°17′51″E / 27.21869°N 79.29761°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mainpuri
Tehsil	Bhongaon
Area
• Total	9.0 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	23,729
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Bewar is a town and nagar panchayat in Bhongaon tehsil of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. Historically the seat of a pargana and tehsil, it today serves as the seat of a community development block. As of 2011, Bewar had a population of 23,729, in 4,202 households.

Name

Local folk etymology derives the name "Bewar" from the ber plant, hence the local pronunciation "Berwar".^[2]^: 191–2 According to Paul Whalley, the name is instead derived from the Sanskrit word vyāpāra, which means business, trade, or commerce, and in this case would denote a place where commercial activity takes place.^[3]^: 51

Geography

Bewar is located about 27 km east of Mainpuri, the district headquarters, at the crossroads with the Etawah-Farrukhabad highway.^[2]^: 191 Bhongaon, the tehsil headquarters, is 13 km away.^[1]^: 313

History

At the turn of the 20th century, Bewar was both a tehsil and pargana headquarters. It was noted for its "fairly large and important bazar", where numerous shops did business selling cloth, grain, and sweets. Bewar then had a police station, schools for boys and girls, a post office, and a military encampment. The Bewar branch canal had been constructed in 1880, and a telegraph office had been set up at Bewar, both to coordinate water flow at regulators and escapes and also for general public use. At the time, the village of Bewar included 6 hamlets, with a total population of 4,209 people.^[2]^{: 49, 140, 191–4}

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,779	—
1931	3,192	+14.9%
1941	3,466	+8.6%
1951	3,681	+6.2%
1961	(not listed)	—
1971	7,182	—
1981	10,926	+52.1%
1991	15,994	+46.4%
2001	21,058	+31.7%
2011	23,729	+12.7%
Source: 2011 Census of India^[1]

As of the 2011 census, Bewar had a population of 23,729, in 4,202 households. This population was 52.5% male (12,456) and 47.5% female (11,273). The 0-6 age group numbered 3,342 (1,782 male and 1,560 female), or 14.1% of the total population. 6,111 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 25.8% of the total. The town's literacy rate was 72.3% (counting only people age 7 and up).^[4]^: 180–1

Economy

The most important commodities produced in Bewar are sweets, mustard oil, and clay pots. As of 2009, Karhal had 2 nationalised banks, 0 private commercial banks, 2 cooperative banks, and 2 agricultural credit societies.^[1]^: 321–2

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Bewar has 1 hospital with 30 beds, 41 medicine shops, 23 schools teaching at the primary level, and 9 schools teaching at the secondary level, as well as a public library. Drinking water is provided by tap, from a treated source. Water is stored in overhead tank(s), with a total capacity of 1,400 kilolitres. The town has a local fire department.^[1]^: 314–20

List of villages under Bewar block

The following 157 villages are counted as part of Bewar CD block:^[1]^: 182–5

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ Whalley, Paul (1926). "Place-Names in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Chapter III, Part 1". The Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society. 3 (2): 1–60. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[Census_2011_A-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[Gazetteer_1910-2] Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[Whalley_1926-3] Whalley, Paul (1926). "Place-Names in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Chapter III, Part 1". The Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society. 3 (2): 1–60. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[Census_2011_B-4] "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

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