| Keolari | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India3 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.37°N 79.9°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Seoni |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 480994 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 07694 |
| Registration Plate: | DOES NOT HAVE A RTO |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Iso Code: | IN-MP |
Keolari is a town and a tehsil in Seoni district in the 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.).
Keolari is named after a kind of paddy "keolar" which was profusely produced in this region. Keolari is located at 22.37°N 79.9°W.[1] It has an average elevation of 447 metres (1466 feet). It is located at the absolute center of the country.
India census,[2] 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,[3] 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.
Keolari is a tehsil. It is administered by Keolari Nagar Parishad. The town is divided in 15 wards. Each ward is represented by a ward member or Parshad. The SDM court has been working since 1998. It is now a Nagar Parishad
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.
Keolari is a railway station on the narrow gauge 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.
All the route is suspended to Maga is blocked.
The nearest airports are at Jabalpur (135 km) and Nagpur (180 km).
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.
Airtel, Idea, Reliance Jio, vodafone and BSNL are the cellular service providers in Keolari.