Jewan

Jewan
Jewan

Location of Jewan in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 28°03′59.3″N 80°09′26.8″E / 28.066472°N 80.157444°E / 28.066472; 80.157444Coordinates: 28°03′59.3″N 80°09′26.8″E / 28.066472°N 80.157444°E / 28.066472; 80.157444
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Block Powayan
Founded by Raja shambhu shah
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 4,000 (approx)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Postal Code 242404
Vehicle registration UP 27

Jewan is a village in Powayan tehsil in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The village is located on the bank of river Gomti and near by village Agouna, 7 km east from tehsil Pawayan and 35 km from Shahajahanpur.

Demography

According to the 2011 census, its population is about 4000.[1]

History

The village was set up by raja shambhu shah one of the three sons (Descendants of rao Gopal Singh) from Nahil estate who after division of property and power came to live near gomti river and founded this village. Raja Shambhu Shah died while fighting with Rohilla Pathans.


Geography

It is located at 28°03'59.3"N 80°09'26.8"E. It's elevation is about 194 metres above sealevel . The village is situated on the bank of river Gomti.

Jewan Kothi

Jewan Kothi is a multi acre kothi where the royal family of Jewan (Descendants of Raja Shambhu Shah) lives and hold their janta darbara as hails from Nahil royal family. Jewan kothi used to be the Garden house of Jewan Gadhi (fort of Jewan) but after some tragedies in the family the family was shifted to this garden house which used to be called as Baagh ki kothi later known as Jewan kothi. Presently family of Kunwar Rameshwar Singh And Kunwar Surajpal Singh lives there.

Kothi Front

Plantation

The family of Jewan Kothi owns acres of field in Jewan and nearby villages, where crops like wheat,rice and sugarcane are grown. The family also owns a multiacre mango plantation farms known as Mutua and Noudha in the outskirts of village jewan.Math k Baagh is a part of remaining mango farmland lakh peda (which had100000 mango trees), which later turned into crop growing fields. It is also the personal crematorium site of the family.

Education

Kunwar Durga Bux Singh Inter College is a college affiliated to mjp Rohilkhand University. Kunwar Balvir Singh is the founder/director of this college. [2]


Gallery

monogram

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. http://kdscjewan.org/
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