Sirmaur, Madhya Pradesh

Sirmaur
Town
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Coordinates: 24.85°N 81.38°E / 24.85; 81.38
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Rewa
Elevation	291 m (955 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	10,938
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP

Sirmaur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Rewa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is about 42 kilometers from Rewa.

Geography

Sirmaur is located at 24.85°N 81.38°E / 24.85; 81.38.[2] It has an average elevation of 291 metres (954 feet).

The Rewa Plateau covers the Huzur, Sirmaur, and Mauganj tehsils of Rewa district. The height decreases from south to north.[3]

Significant waterfalls on the Tamsa or Tons and its tributaries, as they come down from the Rewa Plateau, are: Chachai Falls (127m) on the Bihad River, a tributary of the Tamsa, the Keoti Falls (98m) on the Mahana River, a tributary of the Tamsa, Odda Falls (145m) on the Odda River, a tributary of the Belah River, which is itself a tributary of the Tamsa, and Purwa Falls (70m) on the Tamsa or Tons.[4]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,[5] Sirmaur had a population of 10,938. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Sirmaur has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 49%. In Sirmaur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

By air

Nearest airport in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

By bus

Bus stand available in the city bus stand Sirmaur.

See also

• Sirmour (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

References

1. "Sirmour Pin Code". pin-code.net. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sirmaur
3. "Rewa district". Geography. Rewa district administration. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
4. K. Bharatdwaj (2006). Physical Geography: Hydrosphere. Discovery Publishing House. ISBN 9788183561679. Retrieved 11 July 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
5. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.