History records that the town was named after the sage Maharshi Jaawali. In the west of Jewar at a distance of 1 km. is an ashram and an old temple of the Maharshi. Other temples in the town is the Devi Mandir and the Daau ji Mandir famous for the Dau ji Mela held every year in the month of September. It is located in the outskirts of Greater Noida, the district headquarters are located in New Okhla Industrial Development Authority itself. It is about away from Noida, and one can come via Dankaur, Rabupura. An eight-lane Yamuna Expressway connects Jewar from Greater Noida and Agra. This whole district including Noida/Greater Noida is said to be one of the most fast developing areas of India. Before relignment of Jewar to Gautam Budh Nagar, it was part of Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh.
Demographics
As of 2011 Indian Census, Jewar had a total population of 32,269, of which 17,188 were males and 15,081 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 5,095. The total number of literates in Jewar was 18,184, which constituted 56.4% of the population with male literacy of 63.8% and female literacy of 47.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Jewar was 66.9%, of which male literacy rate was 75.9% and female literacy rate was 56.7%. The Scheduled Castes population was 7,087. Jewar had 4623 households in 2011.
Connectivity
Jewar is mainly connected to other Major sites through roads and rail network. People commute to Delhi by rail from Palwal, Khurja and Vair. Khurja is around 35 km from Jewar and Palwal is around 28 km away. Palwal is city ofHaryana, Initially part of Faridabad district but from 2008, Palwal is a separate district. Some state bus also run two times a day to Greater Noida District center. In the west is Haryana state. Jewar itself is a Tehsil, and well connected to many tehsils and districts by road namely Khurja, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr, Khair, Aligarh and Palwal. Noida Metro Rail Corporation planning to build a monorail project connecting Noida to Agra with monorail. Jewar International Airport is under-construction to connect NCR with other international cities via building an airport at Jewar.
Geography
Jewar is located at. It has an average elevation of.
