Seoni, Madhya Pradesh

Seoni (Hindi: सिवनी) is a city and a municipality in Seoni district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Rudyard Kipling used the forests in the vicinity of Seoni, or as he spells it, Seeonee, as the setting for the Mowgli stories in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book (1894–1895), although the area is not an actual rainforest.

Geography

Seoni is located at 22°05′N 79°32′E / 22.08°N 79.53°E / 22.08; 79.53. It has an average elevation of 611 metres (2004 feet).

The city is 2,043 ft. above sea-level, half-way between Nagpur and Jabalpur. As of 2004, the city had a population of 101,953. It was founded in 1774, and contains large public gardens, a market place and a tank. It has 37% forest cover. The Seoni district is located in the southern part of Madhya Pradesh. Geographically it is located between latitudes 21035' and 22058' N and longitudes 79012' and 80018' E and extends over an area of 8758 km². It is bordered by Jabalpur, Narsinghpur and Mandla districts to the north, Balaghat to the east and Chhindwara to the west and the shares its southern boundary with Nagpur (Maharashtra). National Highway No. 7 connects the Kanyakumari-Banaras passes through the district from north to south. Fair weather roads connect the major towns in the district. The narrow-gauge Chhindwara-Nainpur Central Railway passes through Seoni connecting Jabalpur, Nagpur, Chhindwara, Balaghat, Katangi, Keolari and Nainpur.

Seoni, Himachal Pradesh

Seoni or Suni is a town and a nagar panchayat in Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

Geography

Suni is located at 31°14′N 77°07′E / 31.24°N 77.12°E / 31.24; 77.12. It has an average elevation of 670 metres (2198 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Suni had a population of 1529. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Suni has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 78%. In Suni, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

Seoni (Lok Sabha constituency)

Seoni is a Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh. This seat was created in 1962 as a Scheduled Tribe seat. Following its inaugural appearance on the election rolls, Seoni ceased to exist for the next two general elections before it was made a permanent open seat in 1977.

Members of Parliament

References

Election Commission of India -http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp

See also