Keolari
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
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| settlement_type = City
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Madhya Pradesh
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| subdivision_name2 = Seoni
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| timezone1 = IST
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| postal_code = 480994
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| area_code = 07694
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Keolari is a town and a tehsil in Seoni district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The confluence of the Wainganga and Sagar rivers is located at Keolari. The town has a District Institute of Education Training. (D.I.E.T.).
Geography
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.
Demographics
{{As of|2001}} India census,http://ourvillageindia.org/Place.aspx?PID=320380 {{Dead link|date=May 2022}} 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,{{Cite web |url=http://brgf.gov.in/brgfplans/brgfplan-Seoni/SEONI.doc |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 May 2009 |archive-date=21 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721155419/http://brgf.gov.in/brgfplans/brgfplan-Seoni/SEONI.doc |url-status=dead }} Keolari has an average literacy 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.
Civic administration
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.
Climate
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 Western monsoon. The October to March window during the winters is suitable for a visit to the city.
Transport
= Rail =
Keolari is a railway station on the narrow gauge ({{RailGauge|2ft6in}}) line between Jabalpur to the north and Gondia / Balaghat to the south. It is connected to Asia's largest narrow gauge railway station Nainpur. This line is scheduled for conversion to broad gauge. The narrow gauge line also branches to Nainpur Mandla in the east and to Nagpur via Chhindwara.
File:Keolari railway station.jpg
All the route is suspended to Maga is blocked.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
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= Road =
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|date=March 2019}}
Communication providers
Airtel, Idea, Reliance Jio, Vodafone and BSNL are the cellular service providers in Keolari.
References
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External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090410043356/http://dietkeolari.nic.in/about.htm
{{Jabalpur Division}}