Jeonara
Jeonara जेवनारा |
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village | |
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | |
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Country | ![]() |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
District | Seoni |
Elevation | 655 m (2,149 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 480667 |
Telephone code | 07692 |
Nearest city | Seoni |
Lok Sabha constituency | Balaghat |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Barghat |
Jeonara is a village in the Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh, India.[1]
It is situated at an altitude of 513 metres (1,683 ft) and lies 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Barghat, the Tehsil headquarters, and 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Seoni, the district headquarters.
The major profession of the villagers is agriculture. State Highway 26 [SH-26] passes through village which links district headquarters Seoni with neighboring district Balaghat.
History
The village was owned by local Rahangdale family. Shri Kusa Rahangdale has bought this village and his son Shri Inka Rahangdale planned and reformed it around 1780. The tenth generation of this family is still serving with their high value ancestral public welfare program. Shri Ram Singh Rahangdale has been a prominent personality of this village. His son Shri Gajanand Rahangdale is the chief land owner of the village and is the Chairman of Satyaprerana Vidyamandir committee, which runs school for primary education of poor children. His brother Shri Mahanand Rahangdale is known lawyer and politician and had contested for Barghat constituency in 1998 state elections.
A tributary of the river Wainganga passes by this village, known as Hirri. Wainganga is referred in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book.
Festivals
This place is well known in vicinity for its Mahashivratri Mela, a religious gathering of Shiva devotees, every year in February - March. Local Mela Samiti or festival committee takes care of event. The 3 day festival concludes with a bullock cart race.
State Govt Establishments
Jeonara is well known for madhya pradesh's largest fish seed production farm, operated by State Government. The fish seed supplied to entire Madhya Predesh, some parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.
References
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