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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Waraseoni
| other_name = वारासिवनी
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| nickname = Rice City [Given by local panchayat]
| pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|21|45|53|N|80|2|58|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Madhya Pradesh|Division]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jabalpur Division]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Balaghat district|Balaghat]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| established_title1 = Waraseoni Nagar Palika Parishad
| established_date1 = 1948
| founder =
| named_for =
| seat_type = [[Member Of Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
| seat = Pradeep Amritlal Jaiswal <ref name="election2018">{{cite web |url=https://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/Election2018/Result%20Booklet%20AE%202018%20v6.pdf |title=2018 Vidhan Sabha Elections Result Book of Madhya Pradesh |access-date= November 21, 2020}}</ref>
| government_type = [[Nagar Palika Parishad]]
| governing_body = Waraseoni Nagar Palika Parishad<ref name="waraseoninagarpalika.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.waraseoninagarpalika.com|title=नगर पालिका परिषद्, वारासिवनी आपका हार्दिक स्वागत करती है|website=Waraseoninagarpalika.com|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref>
| leader_party =
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = SDM <ref name="waraseoninagarpalika.com"/>
| leader_title1 = [[Sub-Divisional Magistrate|SDM]]
| leader_name1 = Sandeep Singh
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 305.19
| population_total = 176291
| population_as_of = 2017
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| pop_est_footnotes =
| population_urban = 27494
| population_rural = 148797
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN Code]]
| postal_code = 481331
| postal2_code =
| area_code = +91-7633
| area_code_type = [[Area code]]
| iso_code = [[IN-MP]]
| registration_plate = MP 50
| blank_name_sec1 = [[human sex ratio|Sex Ratio]]
| blank_info_sec1 = 1019
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Literacy Rate]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 80% [60% upto Primary, 20% Graduate]
| website =
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi Marathi]] (primary)
[[English language|English]] (additional)
}}

'''Waraseoni''' is a ''[[Tehsils of India|tehsil]]'' (administrative division) and [[Nagar Palika Parishad]] (municipality) in [[Balaghat district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is situated {{convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from the district headquarters.
Waraseoni is second most populous town in Balaghat District after Balaghat.

==Transportation==
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 {{convert|145|km||abbr=on}} away by road. The nearest airport is [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport|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 [[Indian independence movement|British]] and [[Goa liberation movement|Portuguese]]. [[Hiralal ji]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.raftaar.in/dunia-राष्ट्रपति-स्वतंत्रता-संग्राम-सेनानी-ताम्रकार-सम्मान/detail/9d5dc90af896baeda060a2aee8bd548c|title=राष्ट्रपति करेंगे स्वतंत्रता संग्राम सेनानी ताम्रकार का सम्मान|website=News.raftaar.in|access-date=2017-08-18}}</ref> is now the only living freedom fighter in Balaghat District.<ref>https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hiralaji_Tamrakar.jpeg</ref> Hiralal Tamrakar was congratulated by Indian President [[Ram Nath Kovind]] on 9 August 2017 at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], the presidential mansion.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011|alt=As of the 2011}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.co.in/subdistrict/waraseoni-tehsil-balaghat-madhya-pradesh-3669|title=Waraseoni Tehsil Population, Religion, Caste Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh - Census India|website=Censusindia.co.in|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref>

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 ==
*Govt. S. S. P. Arts, Commerce & Science College<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mphighereducation.nic.in/gsspcbgt|title=Institute Portal|website=Mphighereducation.nic.in|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mphighereducation.nic.in/InstitutePortal/Default.aspx?InstId=NDAw#|title=Institute Portal|website=Mphighereducation.nic.in|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref> – affiliated to [[Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya|Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya Jabalpur]].
*College of Agriculture<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jnkvv.org/Departments/Dep_FacultyofAgriculture_Colleges.aspx|title=JNKVV, Jabalpur|website=Jnkvv.org|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref> – affiliated to [[Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya|Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya Jabalpur]].
*[[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jnvbalaghat.in/index.php|title=Welcome To JNV Balaghat -|website=Jnvbalaghat.in|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref> – a branch school, 1 of 589 across the country. It is co-educational and affiliated to [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]. All students are provided housing.
*Sardar Patel Knowledge City, Dongariya<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spctgroup.in/Default.aspx|title=Spct Group|website=Spctgroup.in|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref> – 5 separate institutions: College of Technology (engineering), Polytechnic College, Vindhya Siksha Samiti College, Satya Sai College of Education, and Mount Litera Zee school.
There are three private [[industrial training institute]]s (ITIs):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.balaghat.nic.in/iti.htm|title=Created by BCL easyConverter SDK 4 (HTML Version)|website=Balaghat.nic.in|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref>

i) Shree Dutta Sai Pvt ITI Waraseoni

ii) Samrat Pvt ITI Waraseoni

iii) Shri Kashi Pvt ITI Waraseoni. There is also one mini-ITI located in Wara village.

== Villages ==
The following villages are within Waraseoni ''[[tehsil]]'' (administrative division) as of census 2011:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/3669-waraseoni-balaghat-madhya-pradesh.html|title=Villages & Towns in Waraseoni Tehsil of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh|website=Census2011.co.in|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref>{{clarify|date=March 2018|What does "Sr. No." mean in the table below? It looks like an arbitrary, alphabetic order. If there is no other rationale, this should probably be changed to an unordered list, and broken into columns to make better use of space.}}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+
|-
!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
|}

=={{anchor|Other attractions}}Notable locations==
Other notable locations include an Ancient Jain temple on old Rampaili 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|Wainganga River]] is the Garra industrial area and a botanical garden.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Jabalpur Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Balaghat district]]

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