Seoni
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| State : | Madhya Pradesh | ||
| District : | Seoni | ||
| Location : | 22 ° 5 ' N , 79 ° 32' E | ||
| Height : | 611 m | ||
| Residents : | 102,343 (2011) | ||
Seoni is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh . The city is located in the south of the state.
The city is the administrative center of the Seoni district of the same name . Seoni has the status of a Municipal Council . The city is divided into 24 wards (constituencies).
Rudyard Kipling used the forests near Seoni (then Seeonee) as the setting for the Mowgli tales in The Jungle Book , although the area is not actually a rainforest.
Demographics
The city's population is 102,343 according to the 2011 census. Seoni has a gender ratio of 955 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus that is usual for India. The literacy rate was 90.5% in 2011, well above the regional and national average. Almost 76% of the population are Hindus , approx. 21% are Muslims and approx. 3% belong to another or no religion. 10.5% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ Seoni City Population Census 2011-2019 | Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved September 18, 2019 .