Jewan
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jewan
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| image_caption = Jewan
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| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Jewan in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|28|03|59.3|N|80|09|26.8|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Shahjahanpur
| subdivision_type3 = Block
| subdivision_name3 = Powayan
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| established_date = around 1710
| founder = Raja Shambhu Shah
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| government_type = Gram Sabha
| governing_body = Pradhan
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 4,000 (approx)
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = Postal Code
| postal_code = 242404
| registration_plate = UP 27
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Jewan is a village in Powayan tehsil, in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Jewan is located on the bank of river Gomti near the village Agouna, {{convert|7|km|mi}} east from Pawayan and {{convert|35|km|mi}} from Shahajahanpur.
Demography
It had in 1901 a population of 2133 persons, out of which 213 were musalmans and the rest being principally katehria rajputs and brahmans. In 1931 the total population was 1870 out of which there were 243 Muslims. According to the 2011 census, its population was about 4000.{{cite web|title=Census of India Search details|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=149876|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|accessdate=10 May 2015|archive-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518132957/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=149876|url-status=live}}
History
Jewan was established by Raja Shambhu Shah, the youngest of the three sons of the Nahil estate, and a descendant of Rao Gopal Singh, as a camping and hunting site that later became a village. Raja Shambhu Shah died while fighting Rohilla Pathans.
The history of family was also excerpted from the local district gazettes.
Geography
It is located at {{coord|28|03|59.3|N|80|09|26.8|E|display=inline}}, and its elevation is about {{convert|194|m|ft}} above sea level.
Plantation
The family of Jewan Kothi owns acres of farmland in Jewan and nearby villages, where crops like wheat, rice and sugarcane are grown. The family also owns mango plantation farms known as Mutua and Noudha, in the outskirts of Jewan. Math K Baagh is a part of the former mango farmland (which had 100,000 mango trees), which was later turned into crop-growing fields. It is also the personal crematorium site of the family. The family of Jewan Kothi also owns a multi-acre crop land called "Jhabar", which used to be a jungle with a very large lake, where royal elephants were brought to graze on long grass.
Education
Kunwar Durga Bux Singh Degree College is a college affiliated with Rohilkhand University. The college is operated under Kunwar Rameshwar Singh Trust. Kunwar Balvir Singh is the founder and director of this college.
Gallery
File:JEWAN KOTHI TEMPLE .jpg|Kothi Temple
File:Garden jewan.jpg|Barahdari
File:Monogram kothi.jpg
See also
References
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[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.181641]