Keolari , is a City and a

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in Seoni district in the

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. The

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of the Wainganga and Sagar rivers is located at Keolari. The city 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

India

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, 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, Keolari has an average

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

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 Municipality. 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 and now it has Civil Court.

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

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. 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

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() line between

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to the north and

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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

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in the east and to

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via

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All the route is suspended to Maga is blocked.

Air

The nearest airports are at

(135 km) and

(180 km).

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.

Communication providers

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and

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are the cellular service providers in Keolari.

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20090410043356/http://dietkeolari.nic.in/about.htm {{Jabalpur Division Cities and towns in Seoni district Seoni, Madhya Pradesh