Waraseoni


Waraseoni is a tehsil and Nagar Palika Parishad in Balaghat district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is situated from the district headquarters.
Waraseoni is second most populous town in Balaghat District after Balaghat.

Transport

Waraseoni is connected via road to Balaghat, Katangi, Lalbarra, Seoni, Nagpur, Jabalpur, Chhindwara, Bhopal, Indore, Tumsar, Gondia and Bhandara. It is also connected by rail, lying on the Balaghat–Katangi section of the South East Central Railway zone which runs trains connecting the city to Gondia Junction railway station on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line.
The nearest major city is Nagpur, which is away by road. The nearest airport is Nagpur Airport.

City of Freedom Fighters

The city is known as the City of Freedom Fighters. Shri Kasturchand Ji Verma Hiralal Tamrakar, Dr Tekchand Jain, Kanhaiyalal Rusia, Thakur Prasad Tamrakar and Buddhu Lal Marathe are among the freedom fighters who participated in the struggle for independence from the British and Portuguese. Hiralal ji is now the only living freedom fighter in Balaghat District. Hiralal Tamrakar was congratulated by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on 9 August 2017 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential mansion.

Demographics

India census, Waraseoni had a population of 176,291. There were 87,307 males and 88,984 females. There were 1,019 females to every 1,000 males. Waraseoni had an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 73%. Male literacy was 87.8% and female literacy was 72.3%. 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.
The only language spoken is Hindi. Other dialects of Hindi are also spoken in some parts of Waraseoni.
Waraseoni is famous for rice crop production across the country. Many rice mills are present nearby the town.

Education

The following villages are within Waraseoni tehsil as of census 2011:
Sr. No.Village namePopulation
1.Alejhari1907
2.Amgaon489
3.Ansera2412
4.Bagholi1173
5.Bakera1954
6.Barbaspur Urf Udharini604
7.Basi720
8.Bhandi1644
9.Bithali872
10.Bodalkasa1371
11.Botejhari2286
12.Budbuda4867
13.Changera1949
14.Deogaon2179
15.Dinera1174
16.Dini2680
17.Doke1350
18.Dongargaon1102
19.Dongarmali2612
20.Dorli951
21.Dorli746
22.Garra4097
23.Gatapayali1375
24.Jabartola464
25.Jagpur2269
26.Jhadgaon2760
27.Jhaliwada3106
28.Kaspur2103
29.Katangtola955
30.Kauliwada2179
31.Kaydi4509
32.Kera622
33.Khadakpur1068
34.Khandwa1995
35.Khapa2227
36.Khursipar569
37.Kochewahi3127
38.Koste3394
39.Ladsada3857
40.Lalpur2474
41.Lingmara2418
42.Madanpur1357
43.Maharajpur1185
44.Maheduli2219
45.Mangejhari3490
46.Mehandiwada4136
47.Mendki3506
48.Mohgaon Khurd1667
49.Murjhad3136
50.Murmadi844
51.Nagjhar701
52.Nandgaon1733
53.Narodi1666
54.Narwanjpar1093
55.Neemgaon Urf Padampur1017
56.Pipariya2541
57.Pounera605
58.Puni920
59.Rajegaon1010
60.Rampayli5491
61.Ramrama1598
62.Rengajhari1456
63.Rengatola1344
64.Sarandi1642
65.Sawangi2078
66.Serpar1346
67.Sikandra2527
68.Singodi1654
69.Sirra1572
70.Sonjhara1541
71.Thanegaon3101
72.Tuiyapar479
73.Tumadi1982
74.Umarwada1837
75.Wara2965
76.Yakodi2748

Notable locations

Other notable locations include an Ancient Jain temple on old Rampayli Road, an
ancient Shiv temple on Mandnpur Road, and a 20th-century Lord Shiv's Temple where people go for picnics. There is a viaduct called GotaDol on the Chandan River. On the banks of the Wainganga River is the Garra industrial area and a botanical garden. Ramrama is a picnic spot near waraseoni