{{About|the municipality in India|the district formerly named after it|Kabirdham district}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Kawardha | official_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = {{Photomontage | photo1a = 2919-pillar-of-bhiram-dev-temple-kawardha-chhattisgarh.jpg | photo2a = 14th century Madwa Mahal temple 1, Kawardha, Chhattisgarh.jpg | photo2b = | photo3a = 11th century Bhoramdeo temple Kawardha, Chhattisgarh - 1.jpg | photo3b = Maikal Hills during rainy season.jpg | photo4a = | photo4b = | photo5a = | photo5b = | spacing = 1 | color_border = black | color = white | size = 230 | foot_montage = ''From top to bottom:'' Bhoramdeo Temple, Madwa Mahal Temple, bhoramdeo lake, Maikal Hills }} | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Chhattisgarh#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chhattisgarh, India | coordinates = {{coord|22.02|N|81.25|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Chhattisgarh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kabirdham | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = municipality | leader_title = MLA | leader_name = Vijay Sharma (BJP) | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 2066 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 353 | population_total = 45451 | population_as_of = 2012 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi, Chhattisgarhi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 491995 | area_code = 7741 | registration_plate = CG-09 | website = {{URL|kawardha.gov.in/}} | footnotes = }} '''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.).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kawardha.gov.in/ |title=Home |website=kawardha.gov.in}}</ref>
==History== Kawardha State was founded in 1751 by Raja Mahabali Singh. 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 of State is Belong to Raj Gond Nagvanshi Kshatriya dynasty .[2] Kawardha State's last ruler, Maharaja 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.<ref name="sketch1875">Malleson, G. B.: ''An historical sketch of the native states of India,'' London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984</ref> 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.
==Geography== Kawardha is located at {{Coord|22.02|N|81.25|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Kawardha.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Kawardha, India|website=www.fallingrain.com|access-date=2016-04-10}}</ref> The total area is {{convert|798|sqmi|km2}}.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/imperialgazette06unkngoog|title=Imperial Gazetteer of India: Provincial Series|date=1908-01-01|publisher=Superintendent of Government Print.|language=en}}</ref> The state consists of hills and forests. It has an average elevation of {{convert|353|m|ft}}.
==Demographics== At the 2011 India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.
=== Web portals === Internet penetration is gaining pace in Kawardha.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Website name ! URL ! Notes |- | Kawardha - Government Website | http://kawardha.gov.in/ | Official government website for the city. Land records and other e-governance projects are available from here. |- | District Environment Authority | http://www.environmentclearance.nic.in/Deiaa_OnlineSearch.aspx?type=ALLEC&state_id=33&distrcit_id=628 | Mining of Minor Minerals Clearances |- | Kawardha- Zila Panchayat Website | http://www.zpkawardha.cgpanchayat.gov.in/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521011645/http://www.zpkawardha.cgpanchayat.gov.in/ |date=21 May 2015 }} | Official website of the Zila Panchayat of Kawardha |}
==Villages== <!---♦♦♦ Only add a location to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order ♦♦♦---> *Ramehpur *
==References== *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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