Dewas Junior & Senior Darbars (Courts) were composed of Sardars, Mankaris, Istamuradars, Thakurs and Jagirdars.

[7] Dewas district lies in west Madhya Pradesh on the level plains of the Malwa plateau.

To the south, the land rises gently to the Vindhya Range, which is the source of the Chambal and Kali Sindh rivers that flow north through the district on their way to the Ganges.

Due to its high elevation and inland location, even during the hottest months of the year, the nights are relatively cool, which is known as Shab-e-Malwa.

Shri Digambar Jain Teerth Kshetra, Pushpagiri is located 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Sonkatch, in the area of the Songiri Hills.

These are a series of hills, situated next to Potla and Pipri villages in Bagli Taluk of Dewas district.

[14] There are a total of seven mountain-like formations of shaped, interlocking, basalt columns that were probably created simultaneously as a result of volcanic eruption millions of years ago.

Most of the columns are hexagonal and interlocked with similar rocks on all the edges that emit a musical sound when struck.

Gidya Khoh is located about 48 kilometres (30 mi) south of Dewas and 42 km east of Indore.

[18] A documentary film made by Public Service Broadcasting Trust about Dewas water revolution was featured on Lok Sabha TV.

[20] The district contributes 5 seats to the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha: Dewas, Sonkatch, Hatpipliya, Bagli and Khategaon.

According to the 2011 census Dewas District has a population of 1,563,715,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Gabon[23] or the US state of Hawaii.