| Waraseoni | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Nickname: | Rice City [Given by local panchayat] |
| Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 21.7647°N 80.0494°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jabalpur Division |
| Subdivision Name3: | Balaghat |
| Established Title1: | Waraseoni Nagar Palika Parishad |
| Established Date1: | 1948 |
| Seat Type: | MLA |
| Seat: | Vivek (Vickey) Patel [1] |
| Government Type: | Nagar Palika Parishad |
| Governing Body: | Waraseoni Nagar Palika Parishad[2] |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | SDM |
| Leader Title1: | SDM |
| Leader Name1: | Sandeep Singh |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 305.19 |
| Population Total: | 176291 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 27494 |
| Population Rural: | 148797 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN Code |
| Postal Code: | 481331 |
| Area Code: | +91-7633 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Iso Code: | IN-MP |
| Registration Plate: | MP 50 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Sex Ratio |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 1019 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Literacy Rate |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 80% [60% up to primary, 20% graduate] |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi Marathi (primary)English (additional) |
| Native Name: | वारासिवनी |
| Native Name Lang: | hi |
Waraseoni is a tehsil (administrative division) and Nagar Palika Parishad (municipality) in Balaghat district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is situated 160NaN0 from the district headquarters.Waraseoni is second most populous town in Balaghat District after Balaghat.
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 (SECR) 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 145km (90miles) away by road. The nearest airport is Nagpur Airport.
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[3] is now the only living freedom fighter in Balaghat District.[4] Hiralal Tamrakar was congratulated by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on 9 August 2017 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential mansion.
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.[5]
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.
The following villages are within Waraseoni tehsil (administrative division) as of census 2011:[11]
| Sr. No. | Village name | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alejhari | 1907 | |
| 2. | Amgaon | 489 | |
| 3. | Ansera | 2412 | |
| 4. | Bagholi | 1173 | |
| 5. | Bakera | 1954 | |
| 6. | Barbaspur Urf Udharini | 604 | |
| 7. | Basi | 720 | |
| 8. | Bhandi | 1644 | |
| 9. | Bithali | 872 | |
| 10. | Bodalkasa | 1371 | |
| 11. | Botejhari | 2286 | |
| 12. | Budbuda | 4867 | |
| 13. | Changera | 1949 | |
| 14. | Deogaon | 2179 | |
| 15. | Dinera | 1174 | |
| 16. | Dini | 2680 | |
| 17. | Doke | 1350 | |
| 18. | Dongargaon | 1102 | |
| 19. | Dongarmali | 2612 | |
| 20. | Dorli | 951 | |
| 21. | Dorli | 746 | |
| 22. | Garra | 4097 | |
| 23. | Gatapayali | 1375 | |
| 24. | Jabartola | 464 | |
| 25. | Jagpur | 2269 | |
| 26. | Jhadgaon | 2760 | |
| 27. | Jhaliwada | 3106 | |
| 28. | Kaspur | 2103 | |
| 29. | Katangtola | 955 | |
| 30. | Kauliwada | 2179 | |
| 31. | Kaydi | 4509 | |
| 32. | Kera | 622 | |
| 33. | Khadakpur | 1068 | |
| 34. | Khandwa | 1995 | |
| 35. | Khapa | 2227 | |
| 36. | Khursipar | 569 | |
| 37. | Kochewahi | 3127 | |
| 38. | Koste | 3394 | |
| 39. | Ladsada | 3857 | |
| 40. | Lalpur | 2474 | |
| 41. | Lingmara | 2418 | |
| 42. | Madanpur | 1357 | |
| 43. | Maharajpur | 1185 | |
| 44. | Maheduli | 2219 | |
| 45. | Mangejhari | 3490 | |
| 46. | Mehandiwada | 4136 | |
| 47. | Mendki | 3506 | |
| 48. | Mohgaon Khurd | 1667 | |
| 49. | Murjhad | 3136 | |
| 50. | Murmadi | 844 | |
| 51. | Nagjhar | 701 | |
| 52. | Nandgaon | 1733 | |
| 53. | Narodi | 1666 | |
| 54. | Narwanjpar | 1093 | |
| 55. | Neemgaon Urf Padampur | 1017 | |
| 56. | Pipariya | 2541 | |
| 57. | Pounera | 605 | |
| 58. | Puni | 920 | |
| 59. | Rajegaon | 1010 | |
| 60. | Rampayli | 5491 | |
| 61. | Ramrama | 1598 | |
| 62. | Rengajhari | 1456 | |
| 63. | Rengatola | 1344 | |
| 64. | Sarandi | 1642 | |
| 65. | Sawangi | 2078 | |
| 66. | Serpar | 1346 | |
| 67. | Sikandra | 2527 | |
| 68. | Singodi | 1654 | |
| 69. | Sirra | 1572 | |
| 70. | Sonjhara | 1541 | |
| 71. | Thanegaon | 3101 | |
| 72. | Tuiyapar | 479 | |
| 73. | Tumadi | 1982 | |
| 74. | Umarwada | 1837 | |
| 75. | Wara | 2965 | |
| 76. | Yakodi | 2748 |
Other notable locations include an Ancient Jain temple on old Rampayli Road, anancient 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
