| GEOLOGY | MINERAL RESOURCES | MINERAL BASED INDUSTRIES | INFRA-STRUCTURE |
| A. | Geographical Area | 6314 Sq. Km. |
| B. | Population | 1973016 |
| Forest Area | 1044.48 Sq. Km. | |
| D. | Covered Toposheets | 63 G, H and 63 L |
| E. | Co-ordinates | Latitudes
24019’ – 25012’30' N
Longitudes 81002’-82019’E |
| F. | Subdivisions | 05 |
| G. | Tahsils | 07 |
| H. | Parliament constituency | 01 (GEN) |
| I. | Assembly Constituencies | 07 |
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A generalised geological succession of the area is as follows: |
|
Age |
|
Group |
Rocks
formation |
|
Recent |
|
|
Soil / alluvium |
|
Sub Recent |
|
|
Laterite, Bauxite |
|
Neo Proterozoic (Late) |
V I N D H Y A N Super Group |
Bhander |
Bhander/ Nagod Limestone Ganurgarh shale |
|
Neo Proterozoic (Early) |
Rewa |
Lower Rewa Sandstone |
|
|
Meso Proterozoic |
Kaimur |
Quartzite & Sandstone |
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE DISTRICT
S. No.
|
Mineral
|
Village
|
Block
|
Vidhan
Sabha
|
Accessibility
|
Geological setting
|
Grade
|
Reserve (in million tons)
|
1.
|
Limestone
|
Baijnath
|
Rewa
|
Rewa
|
By
road from Rewa
|
Bhander
|
Mixed
grade
|
3.60
|
|
|
”
|
Maddhepur
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
|
|
|
|
”
|
Maddhepur
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
|
3.00
|
|
|
“
|
Chijwar
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
|
|
|
|
“
|
Pateri
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
|
20.00
|
|
|
“
|
Kaodhan
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
|
|
|
|
“
|
Choratha
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
|
|
|
|
“
|
Chorahti
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
|
|
|
|
“
|
Paipakhara
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
Flux
& Cement
|
48.00
|
|
|
“
|
Kaiwar
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
|
|
|
|
“
|
Chorahata
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
|
3.60
|
|
|
“
|
Kapuri
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
|
|
|
|
“
|
Bankuiyan
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
|
0.64
|
|
|
“
|
Dadar
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
|
|
|
|
“
|
Bela
|
“
|
“
|
By
rail Rewa to Satna
|
"
|
|
88.00
8.00
|
|
|
“
|
Bankuiyan
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
Mixed
grade
|
60.00
|
2.
|
Bauxite
|
Dhuar
|
Gurh
|
Gurh
|
By
road to Rewa
|
Sub
recent
|
Mixed
grade
|
1.4
|
|
|
“
|
Teekar
|
Gurh
|
Gurh
|
“
|
“
|
Mixed
grade
|
|
|
|
“
|
Katai
|
Semariya
|
Sirmaur
|
“
|
“
|
Metal
grade
|
10.00
|
3.
|
Silica
sand
|
Dabhaura
|
Jawa
|
Tenothar
|
By
road and also by rail
|
Kaimur
Quartzite
|
Ceramic
grade
|
|
|
|
“
|
Ocharia
|
|
|
|
“
|
|
|
|
|
“
|
Majhiyar
|
|
|
|
“
|
|
|
|
|
“
|
Kajari
|
|
|
|
“
|
|
|
|
|
“
|
Pokra
|
|
|
|
“
|
|
|
4.
|
Flagstone
|
Lodhi
|
Hanumana
|
Maugunj
|
By
road to Rewa
|
Lower
Rewa sand stone
|
- |
|
|
|
“
|
Gaddi
|
Gurh
|
Gurh
|
“
|
“
|
“
|
|
5.
|
Ochre
|
Garahi
|
Semariya
|
Sirmaur
|
“
|
Rewa
Sandstone and Shale
|
|
|
| *(The reserves shown were estimated in the year of investigation and do not show the present status) |
MINERAL BASED INDUSTRIES
| At present three major cement plants are working in Rewa district, two at Naubasta and another at Bela and approx. 35 stone crusher industries are also working in the area near Rewa town. |
Mineral based industries of Rewa Distt. are summarized below :
|
S.No.
|
Name
of industries
|
Mineral
used
|
Remark |
1. |
Jaypee Rewa Cement Ltd., Unit-I, Naubasta |
Limestone |
Working |
2. |
Jaypee Rewa Cement Ltd., Unit-II, Naubasta |
Limestone |
Working |
3. |
Jaypee Rewa Cement Ltd., Bela |
Limestone |
Working |
4. |
Stone crushers (35 No’s) |
Low grade Limestone |
Working |
| One or two cement plants, stone crushers, cutting and
polishing industries, alum indsutries, calcined bauxite manufacturing
unit, refractory bricks manufacturing industries, glass industries can be
established in Rewa District.
|
| Possible Mineral based industries are hereby summarized below: |
S.No.
|
Name of Possible Industries
|
Mineral to be used
|
Possible Place
|
1.
|
Major Cement Plants
|
Cement or high grade Limestone
|
Near Rewa township towards Satna road
|
2.
|
Stone crushers
|
Low grade lime stone and Sandstone
|
Vill. Bela, Bankuiya, Dadar, Sumeda, Dadhi, Raipur Karchuliyan, Ramnai,
Rampur, Sagra, Gothwa etc.
|
3.
|
Glass Industries
|
Silica sand
|
Dabhaura and near by areas
|
4.
|
Refractory bricks manufacturing units, ALUM producing unit, and
calcined bauxite producing unit
|
Bauxite
|
Near Semariya township in Sirmaur Tah. and near Govindgarh township.
|
5.
|
Flag Stone cutting, polishing unit
|
Flag Stone
|
Near Hanumana township.
|
| (A) | Industries Categorization (A B C) | “C” |
| (B) | Industries Growth Centres (Nos.) | One at Chorahata |
| (C) | Industries Estate (Nos.) | 1 Semi urban industrial estate Bichhia |
| (D) | Ground Water Potential | Excellent in limestone area good in sandstone and moderate in shale area |
| (E) | Communication | Moderate |
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