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Kareli | |
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City | |
 Narmada River flows Near Kareli | |
  Kareli Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Kareli Kareli (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°56′01″N 79°03′44″E / 22.9336171°N 79.0622162°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Narsinghpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.25 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 348 m (1,142 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 29,929 |
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | 920 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 487221[1] |
| Telephone code | 07793 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-49 |
Kareli is a city and a Municipality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[2] Kareli is financial capital of the district Narsinghpur. Kareli is considered as best production town for Jaggery in India . Jaggery produced in Kareli is a single kadhai Jaggery which is highly demanded in many parts of India. It is well connected by transportation. Near Kareli, an ancient fair called Barman Mela is organised every year in the month of January on the bank of the river Narmada. There are many historic and religious places in Kareli like Chougan Quila,Deepeshwar Temple Barman, Deepeshwar temple is dedicated to lord Shiva. It is also taposthali (worship place) of lord Bramha. India's longest highway NH-44 (Old Name-NH-26) passes through Kareli and also connected to almost every part of the country by rail network. Before the construction of the Bina-Katni branch of the Indian Midland Railway, the metaled road from Saugor crossing the Nerbudda at Barmhan brought the bulk of the produce of the Sagar District to Kareli station. A mail cart ran from Kareli to Sagar, a distance of 122 km (76 mi). The trade of Kareli has now considerably declined, but it is still the exporting station for the southern parts of the Rehli tahsil of Sagar and the north of Narsinghpur. A cotton-ginning factory, the property of Raja Gokul Das, was opened in 1904. This is the nearest rail station and market for towns of Sagar district. Kareli is also educational hub for nearby area Schools like Govt. C.M.Rise School, Carmel School, Mahatma Gandhi College and many coaching institutes are situated. Agriculture based business are still doing well in the area like Kareli Sugar Mills, Dal Mills, there are many Tuar dal Mills in the city like Chacha Dal Mill, Oil plants like Shubham industries, Flour Mills like Malviya Mills, Jaggery Factories.