Dewair Explained
| Dewair |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Rajasthan#India#Asia |
| Coordinates: | 25.4164°N 73.8041°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rajsamand district |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Dewair or Dawer is a village in Rajsamand district, Rajasthan, India.[1] It has a population of 4480.[2] It is located on National Highway 48 (India) (earlier designated National Highway 8), 40 km from Kumbhalgarh and 22 km from Deogarh.[3]
This is the site of the Battle of Dewair (1606) in which Amar Singh I fought Mughal forces of Jahangir.[4]
On 10 January 2012, a victory memorial commemorating the victory of Maharana Pratap at Dewair[5] was inaugurated by the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Census Reports – 1951. India. Office of the Registrar General.. 1953. 10. 1C. saoa.crl.25804813. 2021-09-04. 2021-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20210904045302/https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25804813. live.
- Web site: Rural Development Department . 2021-08-17 . 2018-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180920175811/http://rdprd.gov.in/PDF/All%20District%20Smart%20Village%20List.pdf . live .
- Book: Rajasthan [district Gazetteers].: Rajsamand]. Government Central Press. 2001. 296.
- Web site: Maharana Pratap – The Rajput Warrior who single-handedly fought Akbar's might. Akshay. Saraswat. 9 May 2020. www.ibtimes.co.in. 17 August 2021. 2 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802043347/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/maharana-pratap-rajput-warrior-who-single-handedly-fought-akbars-might-819479. live.
- Web site: Battle of Diwer: Another prominence of Dussehra from the history of Mewar. 17 October 2012. udaipurtimes.com. 17 August 2021. 11 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210811041039/https://udaipurtimes.com/blog/battle-of-diwer-another-prominence-of-dussehra-from-the/c74416-w2859-cid100812-s10701.htm. live.
- Web site: जिला पोर्टल, राजस्थान सरकार। . Rajsamand.rajasthan.gov.in . 2022-02-26 . 2020-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200627042549/https://rajsamand.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/rajsamand/en/about-rajsamand/tourist-places1.html . live .
