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". 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.

Geography Bewar is located about 27 km east of Mainpuri, the district headquarters, at the crossroads with the Etawah-Farrukhabad highway. Bhongaon, the tehsil headquarters, is 13 km away.

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.

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).

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.

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.

List of villages under Bewar block The following 157 villages are counted as part of Bewar CD block: 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

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