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'''Keolari ''' is a town and a [[tehsil]] in [[Seoni district]] in the [[States and territories of India|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. Keolari is located at {{coord|22.37|N|79.90|E|}}.<ref name="map">[http://wikimapia.org/#lat=22.3738886&lon=79.9075127&z=14&l=0&m=a&v=2&search=keolari Keolari on Wikimapia]</ref> It 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]],<ref>http://ourvillageindia.org/Place.aspx?PID=320380</ref> 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,<ref>http://brgf.gov.in/brgfplans/brgfplan-Seoni/SEONI.doc</ref> 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.

[[File:Excellence school of keolari.jpg|left|thumb|Excellence School in Keolari]]
[[File:DIET Keolari.jpg|left|thumb|DIET Keolari]]

== Civic administration ==
Keolari is a tehsil. It is administered by Keolari Gram Panchayat. The town is divided in wards. Each ward is represented by a ward member. The SDM court has been working since 1998. It is also a Janpad panchayat.

== 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 degree 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 railway|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. Narrow gauge line also branches to [[Nainpur]] [[Mandla]] in the east and to [[Nagpur]] via [[Chhindwara]].

[[File:Keolari railway station.jpg|left|thumb|Keolari railway station]]
All the route is suspended to Maga is blocked.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

=== Air ===
The nearest airports are at [[Jabalpur]] (135 km) and [[Nagpur]] (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.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

== Communication providers ==
[[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]], [[Idea]], [[Reliance Communications|Reliance]], Reliance Jio, [[vodafone]] and [[BSNL]] and TATA DOCOMO 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}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Seoni district]]
[[Category:Seoni, Madhya Pradesh]]

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