Keolari | |
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City | |
  Keolari Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Keolari Keolari (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°22′N79°54′E / 22.37°N 79.90°E /22.37; 79.90 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Seoni |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 480994 |
| Telephone code | 07694 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | DOES NOT HAVE A RTO |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | dietkeolari |
Keolariis a town and atehsil inSeoni district in thestate ofMadhya Pradesh,India. Theconfluence of theWainganga and Sagar rivers is located at Keolari. The town has a District Institute of Education Training. (D.I.E.T.).
Keolari is named after a kind of paddy "keolar" which was profusely produced in this region. The town has an average elevation of 447 metres (1466 feet). It is located at the absolute center of the country.
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[1] Keolari had a population of 8,840. Males constitute 4,495, 50.84% of the population and females 4,345, 49.15%. As per district government,[2] Keolari has an averageliteracy rate of 69.16%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79.82%, and female literacy is 58.47%. Schools in Keolari include Deep Jyoti Public Higher Secondary School, Bhartiya Gyan Peeth, Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Ramanujan Convent School, Excellence School (formerly Govt. Boys Hr. Sec. School), Gov. Girls Hr. Sec. School, St. Norbert's School and others.
Keolari is a tehsil. It is administered by Keolari Nagar Parishad. The town is divided into 15 wards. Each ward is represented by a ward member or Parshad. The SDM court has been working since 1998. It is now a Nagar Parishad.
The city has the typical hot and dry temperate of the Great Indian Plateau. Keolari is hot during summers with temperatures up to 44 degrees Celsius but the winters are quite comfortable. From the July to September months bring heavy rains with the onset of the South Westernmonsoon. The October to March window during the winters is suitable for a visit to the city.
Keolari is a railway station on thenarrow gauge (2 ft 6 in (762 mm)) line betweenJabalpur to the north andGondia /Balaghat to the south. It is connected to Asia's largest narrow gauge railway stationNainpur. This line is scheduled for conversion to broad gauge. The narrow gauge line also branches toNainpurMandla in the east and toNagpur viaChhindwara.
All the route is suspended to Maga is blocked.[citation needed]
The nearest airports are atJabalpur (135 km) andNagpur (180 km).
It is connected to Mandla, Seoni, Nagpur, Jabalpur and Balaghat by roads. Between Mandla and Keolari is a small village "Chirai Dongri", from where there is access to Kanha Kislee, a well-known national park. There are picnic spots at Sangam, Siddhaghat, and other locations. It is known for its two Khermai (choti and badi). Siddhaghat has small marble rocks just like Bhedhaghat in Jabalpur. The river Wanganga cut through the rocks here.[citation needed]
Airtel,Idea,Reliance Jio,Vodafone andBSNL are the cellular service providers in Keolari.
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