 After 1841, each branch ruled his own portion as a separate state, though the lands belonging to each were intimately entangled; in Dewas, the capital town, the two sides of the main street were under different administrations and had different arrangements for water supply and lighting.The two Rajas heading Dewas states both lived in separate residences in the town of Dewas, and ruled over separate areas.The Senior branch had an area of and a population of in 62,312 1901.