Rahatgaon | |
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town | |
Coordinates: 22°14′44″N 77°13′57″E / 22.24556°N 77.23250°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
Government | |
• Type | Gram Panchayat |
• Body | Gram Panchayat |
Population | |
• Total | 15,500 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | MP47 |
Rahatgaon is a small town in Harda District, Madhya Pradesh. It lies about 22 km south of Harda and about 50 km east of Harsud. Bhopal is 178 km away from Rahatgaon. Timarni, Nemawar, Khirkiya and Kesla constitute interesting excursions. Harda Railway Station serves the town. Holy Narmada river is about 40 km from the city.
Rahatgaon is situated on the Satpura Range. Rahatgaon is the headquarters of the Forest division. It is currently the largest town of Harda District.
In the south hill region of Rahatgaon we can find the Tribal, 'Gond' and 'Korku' people. Previously in the south region there was 'Makdai' rule and the 'Gond' king was the ruler. The 'Bihola' village was the developed 'Rajaswa' center in 'Mugal'.