Kawardha

Kawardha
Town
From top to bottom: Bhoramdeo Temple, Madwa Mahal Temple, bhoramdeo lake, Maikal Hills
Kawardha Location in Chhattisgarh, India Show map of Chhattisgarh Kawardha Kawardha (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°01′N 81°15′E / 22.02°N 81.25°E / 22.02; 81.25
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Kabirdham
Government
• Body	municipality
• MLA	Vijay Sharma (BJP)
Area
• Total	2,066 km2 (798 sq mi)
Elevation	353 m (1,158 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	45,451
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	491995
Area code	7741
Vehicle registration	CG-09
Website	kawardha.gov.in

Kawardha is a town and a municipality in Kabirdham district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is the administrative headquarters of Kabirdham district. Kawardha is also known for the "Temple of Bhoramdeo."

The Member of Legislative assembly from Kawardha is Vijay Sharma of BJP. The collector of Kawardha is Shri Janmejay Mahobe (I.A.S.).^[1]

Kawardha State was founded in 1751. According to legend its name would have originated in Kabirdham, Kabir's see, the current name of the district. In former times many Kabir panth adherents resided in the town. The rulers were Gonds of the Raj Gond dynasty.[2] Kawardha State's last ruler, Thakur Lal Dharamraj Singh, signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948, so the state territory was merged into Bombay State, following its splits first assigned to Madhya Pradesh, finally to Chhattisgarh, Kawardha was the capital of Kawardha State, one of the princely states of the Eastern States Agency.^[2] In 1806 the Eighth Guru of Kabeer panth Haq Nam Saheb established a Guru Gaddi here. In 1936 Kawardha town became a municipality before independence. The famous Bhoramdev Temple is in the town.

Kawardha is located at 22°01′N 81°15′E / 22.02°N 81.25°E / 22.02; 81.25.^[3] The total area is 798 square miles (2,070 km²).^[4] The state consists of hills and forests. It has an average elevation of 353 metres (1,158 ft).

At the 2011 India census,^[5] Kawardha had a population of 44,205. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kawardha has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 55%. In Kawardha, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Internet penetration is gaining pace in Kawardha.

• Ramehpur

• Dr. Sanjay Alung-Chhattisgarh ki Riyaste/Princely stastes aur Jamindariyaa (Vaibhav Prakashan, Raipur1, ISBN 81-89244-96-5)
• Dr.Sanjay Alung-Chhattisgarh ki Janjaatiyaa/Tribes aur Jatiyaa/Castes (Mansi publication, Delhi6, ISBN 978-81-89559-32-8)

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