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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".: 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.: 51 




Geography


Bewar is located about 27 km east of Mainpuri, the district headquarters, at the crossroads with the Etawah-Farrukhabad highway.: 191  Bhongaon, the tehsil headquarters, is 13 km away.: 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.: 49, 140, 191–4 




Demographics



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).: 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.: 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.: 314–20 




List of villages under Bewar block


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

Ahimalpur
Ahinkaripur
Ahmadpur Karuamai
Akbarpur Biku
Akbarpur Ganu
Amhira
Apoor Pur
Aram Sarai
Athalakra
Baghpur
Bahdinpur
Bahramau
Bajhera
Bajpur
Bakipur
Banakia
Bankahar
Bara
Barauli
Beerpur Khas
Bewar Grameem
Bhainsroli
Bhawalpur
Bhilampur
Bhur Bakain
Bhur Haar
Bhur Patia
Bikkapur
Bilpur Hussainpur
Bilsara
Binodpur
Biraimpur Satdhara
Chandanpur
Chandanpura
Chanepur
Chaumajhee
Chhabilepur
Chhinkaura Garhia
Chilaunsa
Chirawar
Daleeppur Naraini
Danpatti
Daudpur
Dayant Nagar Mata
Deoraniyan
Dharmangadpur
Dhumaspur
Dikhatmai
Durjanpur
Fatehpur Gani
Gadda Haar
Gagarwala
Gazianpur
Gaziyanpur
Gobarharpur
Gokhar
Gulalpur
Hadua
Hajipur Baran
Harzapur
Hasra
Himayunpur
Hindupur
Hradayarampur
Hussainpur
Isapur Khas
Jagatpur Dikhat Mai
Jagatpur Khas
Jakha
Jalalpur
Jalalpur Dikhatmai
Jamaura
Janaura
Jasarajpur
Jasmai
Jaswantnagar
Jhandepur
Jilhi
Joga
Jote
Kamalpur Mahmoddia
Karaujihar
Karpiya
Kaua Tanda
Kausepur
Kulipur
Kundhi
Kushalpur
Lodhipur
Maddapur Khas
Maddapur Khurd
Madhonagar
Madhukarpur
Madhupuri
Mahadiya
Mahanandpur
Maheshpur
Mallai Hussainpur
Mallamai
Mallunagar
Manjhola
Manpur Biku
Manpur Hari
Meerpur Chhadami
Mirjapur
Mohabbatpur Bhatwara
Muddapur Bhogi
Mundai
Musepur
Nabiganj
Nagla Baal
Nagla Devi
Nagla Murar
Nagla Pandey
Nagla Penth
Nagla Sudama
Nagthari
Naika Mau
Nandulia
Naseerpur
Naurangabad
Nijampur
Noonari
Padamner
Palaudhi
Paraunkha
Patna Tilua
Piyapur
Pooranpur
Pratappur
Prempur
Puraia
Rahuthara
Raipur
Rakra
Ramnagar
Ramnagar
Rampur
Rampura
Saidpur
Sakat Bewar
Sarai Mandu
Saraichak Govindpur
Shahjahanpur
Sherpur Chuharpur
Shivsinghpur
Shyampur Bhatpura
Sultanpur Nevada
Syona
Takharau Jiwanpur
Tal Suhela
Tarwa Dewa
Tigwan
Tikuri
Tiliyani
Todarpur
Umarpur




References

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• Daftar kota sensus di India tahun 2011
• Daftar kota sensus di India tahun 2001
• Bewar, Mainpuri
• List of villages in Mainpuri district
• Sakat Bewar
• Mainpuri district
• Madhupuri, Bewar
• Puranpur, Bewar
• Jalalpur, Bewar
• Hindupur, Mainpuri
• List of urban local bodies in Uttar Pradesh
• Lodhipur, Bewar