Parseoni is a town and a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

Ramtek Ramtek is a city and municipal council in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, India. Religious significance Ramtek hosts a historic temple of Rama. It is believed that Ramtek was the place where Rama, the Hindu god, rested while he was in exile, ...

subdivision of

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revenue Division in the

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region in the state of

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. It is located on the banks of

Pench River The Pench River is an Indian tributary of the Kanhan River. It originates in the Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh and flows across Pench National Park, which is a reserve for the Tiger Project of India. The two big dams of the Pench River ...

Demographic

As per Indian government census 2011, the population was 1,43,019. The main occupation in Parseoni is agriculture. Agriculture in Parseoni tehsil mainly consists of cotton, rice, and wheat in small quantities. Even though Nagpur is famous for oranges, this area is a small producer of oranges. The agricultural land receives water from Pench dam impoundment and monsoon water.

Pench Prakalp

Pench Dam on Pench River is biggest dam in

after Totladoh dam. Both are north of the town known as Pench Project or Pench Prakalp. Water from the dam impoundment is use for irrigation in large parts of the Parseoni, Kalmeshwar,

Kamthi Kamptee is a suburb of Nagpur city and a municipal council in Nagpur district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. It is part of the Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority, Nagpur metropolitan region de ...

Savner Saoner is a city and tehsil headquarters in north part of Nagpur district in state of Maharashtra, India. The town is governed by Savner municipal council. It is from Nagpur city. Saoner is located on the bank of Kolar River. It is historicall ...

, Mauda, and Kuhi tehsils. This dam also supplies a large part of the drinking water to

city. Koradi and Khaparkheda power plants also receive water from the dam impoundment; hence, many farmers face water shortage for irrigation in those years when rainfall is low.

References

Cities and towns in Nagpur district Talukas in Maharashtra {{Nagpur-geo-stub