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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Beohari
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| native_name_lang = hi
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| image_caption = Railway Station, Beohari
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|24.05|N|81.38|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Shahdol district|Shahdol]]
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| named_for = Behaviour
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| elevation_m = 338
| population_total =# 20,0133
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'''Beohari''' is a major town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Shahdol district]] in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], India. It is {{Convert|79.07|km|mi|abbr=}} from the main district of [[Shahdol district|Shahdol]] and {{Convert|412|km|mi|abbr=}} away from [[Bhopal]], the state capital. Its geographical coordinates are 24° 3' 0" North, 81° 23' 0" East.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Beohari Map {{!}} India Google Satellite Maps|url=http://www.maplandia.com/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/beohari/|access-date=2020-07-26|website=www.maplandia.com}}</ref>

Beohari is rich in mineral resources, including marble, iron ore, clay, sand and unexplored petroleum products. Beohari is economically rich and is politically active since [[Partition of India|Independence]].

==History==
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The name "Beohari" stems from the title-prefix "Beohar", which signifies that the town was founded by a member of the [[Beohar dynasty]]. The Beohars were [[Rani Durgavati]]'s prime ministers and knight-commanders, and [[Jagirdar]]s of [[Jabalpur]] and their descendants continue to live there. The most notable of the Beohars is [[Sardar-Beohar Adhar Simha]], who represented the [[Gond kingdom]] in [[Emperor Akbar]]'s court, and the last Jagirdar of [[Jabalpur]] was [[Beohar Raghuvir Sinha]]. Different members of the Beohar lineage founded different settlements called Beohari, which are scattered in the [[Mahakoshal]] region of [[Madhya Pradesh]].

==Geography==
Beohari is located at {{Coord|24.05|N|81.38|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Beohari.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Beohari]</ref> It has an average elevation of 338 metres (1,108 feet).

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} the India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Beohari had a population of 20,013. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Beohari has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 15% of the population is under nine years of age.

==Notable people==
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[[Ram Kishore Shukla]] was a political and ideological leader of the region during the [[Indian independence movement]] and for more than half of a century (1951–2003). He represented Beohari as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|M.L.A]] for seven terms.

[[Kunwar Lavkesh Singh]] was the [[Bhartiya Janta Party]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|M.L.A]] from 1990 to 2008. He was also [[Parliamentary Secretary]], [[State Minister]] and State Minister With Independent Charge.

[[Babu Nandan Gupta]] was a social worker and founder member of the [[Janata Party]] and the [[BJP]]. He was chairman of [[Nagar Palika Beohari]] from 1982 to 1984.

==Agriculture==
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[[File:A Mustured Field.JPG|200px|left|thumb| A Mustard Field in Akhetpur, Beohari.]]

Agriculture is the chief economic occupation in Beohari. In recent years{{when|date=August 2020}}, [[Mustard plant|mustard]] farming has become one of the most harvested crop in Beohari due to balanced temperatures and the soil, which is loose, friable and deep.

The main crops are [[Paddy (unmilled rice)|paddy]]; cereals like maize, sorghum, kodo-kutki and other small millets; pulses like tuar and udhad; and oil seeds like til, groundnut, soya-bean and sunflower.

Most of the region's population is dependent on agriculture. Mainly the tribals are marginal farmers who prefer the cultivation in the old traditional method.

Being a mountainous area, only 9% of the total crop gets irrigation. The area irrigated by canals, tubewells, dugwells and tanks. Some part of the place are in the shore of the [[Banas River]] and [[Jhapar River]]. In this area was mainly production of wheat and rice in India. In Beohari the highest number of growing wheat. A dam was built in this area in 2001.

===Forestry===
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[[Sal (tree)|Sal]], [[Indian gooseberry|amla]], [[teak]], [[Shorea robusta|sarai]] and [[shisham]] are the main trees found in this area. The flowera of [[Madhuca longifolia|mahua]] and guli provide edible oil.

==Education==
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Beohari town has an Arts and Commerce college named after [[Ram Kishore Shukla]]. About 95% of the local villages have primary schools. The region has 219 primary schools, 68 junior High schools, 13 High schools and 20 Higher secondary schools.

==Connectivity==
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===Road transport===
Beohari is connected by road to [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh|Rewa]], Satna, [[Shahdol]], [[Sidhi]] and [[Umaria District|Umaria]].Bus services are available from [[Katni]] to Beohari via Manpur. The bus journey from [[Shahdol]] and [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh|rewa]] will take around 2 to 3 hours and from [[katni]] it will take around 5 to 6 hours.

===Railways===

There are direct connections to major cities. Beohari is an important station on the [[Katni]] to [[Howrah]] route, which is 112 km from [[Katni]] and 149 km apart from [[Singrauli]]. Major services are:
* [[Shaktipunj Express]]
* [[Jabalpur - Singrauli InterCity Express]]
* [[Katni Chopan Mix Passenger]]
* [[Bhopal - Howrah Express]].
* [[Ajmer - Kolkata Express]].
* [[Katni Chopan Fast Passenger]].
* [[Singrauli Bhopal SF Express]].
* [[Singrauli Hazrat Nizamuddin SF Express]].

===Air transport===
Beohari is well-connected with [[Jabalpur Airport]]. Daily trains and buses are available. The nearest airport to Beohari is [[Jabalpur]].
One can take flights from Delhi for [[Jabalpur]] and use the connecting bus or train service directly from [[Jabalpur]] ([[Shaktipunj Express]].
Flights available for [[Jabalpur]] are on [[Air India]], [[Indigo Airlines]] and [[Air India Regional|Alliance Air]] airlines.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="thumb" heights="thumb" perrow="5">
File:Bansagar_Dam.jpg| Bansagar Dam
File:Panch_Jyoti_Shakiteerth_Sidhashram.jpg| Panch Jyoti Shaktitirth Siddhashram
File:Beohari Shiva temple.jpg| Lord Shiv Temple Godaval
File:Godaval_Kund.jpg| Hira Kund Godaval
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Beohari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Beohari Vidhan Sabha constituency]]

==References==
{{Commons category|Beohari}}
{{Reflist}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080914011320/http://www.mp.gov.in/geologyandmining/SHAHDOL/shah3.htm statistics from www.mp.gov.in]
*[http://shahdol.nic.in/ info. from shahdol.nic.in]
* http://www.mp.gov.in/highereducation/gdcbyohari/
{{Shahdol Division}}

1957: Ram Kishore Shukla,
1962: Ram Kishore Shukla,
1967: Ram Kishore Shukla,
1972: Ramgopal Gupta,
1977: Baijnath Singh,
1980: Ram Kishore Shukla,
1985: Ram Kishore Shukla,
1990: Lavkesh Singh,
1993: Ram Kishore Shukla,
1998: Lavkesh Singh,
2003: Lavkesh Singh,
2008-09: Bali Singh Maravi,
2014: Ram Pal Singh
2014 vidhanabha election congress won this seat .
In 2015 the janpad panchayat election was continue........

[[Category:Beohari| ]]
[[Category:Shahdol]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Shahdol district]]

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