Waraseoni
Waraseoni
वारासिवनी | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Nickname: Rice City [Given by local panchayat] | |
| Coordinates: 21°45′53″N 80°2′58″E / 21.76472°N 80.04944°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Division | Jabalpur Division |
| District | Balaghat |
| Waraseoni Nagar Palika Parishad | 1948 |
| MLA | Vivek (Vickey) Patel |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Palika Parishad |
| • Body | Waraseoni Nagar Palika Parishad |
| • President | SDM |
| • SDM | Sandeep Singh |
| Elevation | 305.19 m (1,001.28 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Town | 176,291 |
| • Urban | 27,494 |
| • Rural | 148,797 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi Marathi (primary) English (additional) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN Code | 481331 |
| Area code | +91-7633 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | MP 50 |
| Sex Ratio | 1019 |
| Literacy Rate | 80% [60% up to primary, 20% graduate] |
Waraseoni (Hindi: वारासिवनी, romanized: Varasivni) is a tehsil (administrative division) and Nagar Palika Parishad (municipality) in Balaghat district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is situated 16 km (10 mi) from the district headquarters. Waraseoni is second most populous town in Balaghat District after Balaghat.