Bohani

Bohani
Village
Bohani Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 22°55′57″N78°51′18″E / 22.932498°N 78.854907°E / 22.932498; 78.854907
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Division	Jabalpur
District	Narsinghpur
Tehsil	Gadarwara
Gram panchayat	Bohani
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj
•  Sarpanch	Kiran Sharma (Behan Ji)
Area
• Total	13.99 km2 (5.40 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,601
Demonym	Bohaniwasi
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	487555
Telephone code	07791-244xxx
Vehicle registration	MP 49

Chowdhary Raghav Singh

Bohani is a village located in the Gadarwara taluk in Narsinghpur district of the Jabalpur division in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Economy

The economy of Bohani is dependent on agriculture; ^[1] mainly sugarcane. Other notable products include vegetables, fruits, oil-seed, flowers, and dairy products. ^{[2] [3]}

Philanthropy

Danveer Choudhary Raghav Singh ji generously donated 256 acres of land ^[4] to the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, aiming to support schools and uplift the lives of the people. The Chief Minister of that era personally received the donation, and in recognition of his benevolence, the Government school was named Govt Raghav Krishi Higher Secondary School.

Education

Bohani has seven schools:

• Government Primary School (GPS) – Bohani GPS is the only primary school serving grades 1 through 5. It is managed by the Department of Education of Madhya Pradesh.
• Government Middle School (GMS) – Bohani GMS school is a co-educational school recognised by Madhya Pradesh, serving grades 6 through 8.
• Government High School (GHS) – Raghav Krishi Govt. High School. ^[5]
• Swami Vivekananda Public School.
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Bohani, ^[6] Narsinghpur(M.P.), which the central government manages.
• Trinity Memorial International School.

Health Services

There are three main health services in Bohani:

• Government hospital
• Government Animal Health Center
• Private Clinic

Water

Bohani is well-connected to numerous water pipelines, but wells, including tube wells, remain commonly used for agricultural irrigation in the area. ^[7]

Communication and Internet

• Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited provides landline and broadband services.
• 2G, 4G and 5G mobile services are available.
• FTTH internet by Gram Panchayat National Broadband Network - BBNL ^[8]
• Fibre based internet by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ^{[9] [10]}

Demographics

Bohani has 839 families, and a total population of 3,601. ^[11]

An apparel shop in Bohani, Madhya Pradesh

Transport

Railway Stations

Name	Station Code	Distance
Baranjh	BNJH	3.3 km
Sihora Bohani	BNE	7.7 km
Karapgaon	KFY	11.8 km
Gadarwara	GAR	12.2 km

Notable Families

Madaria Family

Madaria family is one of the respected family in Bohani village.

Dheeraj Singh Madaria in late 1800 was one of the respected person in Gadarwara area, his grandsons: Ghanshyam Prasad (Retired as Police Auditor), Pannalal Madaria (settled in Bohani after retirement), Gopal Prasad, Jagannath and great grandchildren (some of them as mentioned below).

Manmohan Madaria , B.Sc., M.A., LL.B., Dip in Jour. who was one of the prominent writer & recipient of state level literary award, born here in Bohani, worked as Asst Editor Navabhart, later worked in Govt of Madhya Pradesh, retired as an Editor of Panchayat & Samaj Seva (Class 1 officer). His article/ story has been included in the Hindi text book of Madhya Pradesh State Board curriculum.

Rajendra Kumar Madaria , M.Sc. also born in Bohani and retired as Scientist G from DRDO's Solid State Physics Laboratory New Delhi. He worked on many defence projects and contributed in the development of country. His research papers were published in many national and international journals.

Virendra Kumar Madaria , M.Sc.(Ag) also born in Bohani and retired as Deputy Director from Agriculture deptt of Govt of Madhya Pradesh, living in Bohani and providing consultancy to the local farmers.

Mahesh Prasad Madaria, M.Sw. retired as Deputy Director from Panchayat & Social Welfare deptt of Govt of Madhya Pradesh.

Late. Dr. Suresh Kumar Madaria , M.Sc.(Ag), Ph.D. was also born in Bohani, did his research on LAL CHANA and retired from Govt of Madhya Pradesh, He used to live in Bohani and used to provide consultancy to the local farmers.

References

1. "Produce | District Narsinghpur, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India" . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
2. Admin, IEDF (5 December 2022). "Exploring the Rich Heritage of Bohani, the Idyllic Village of India". IEDF Blog. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
3. "Produce | District Narsinghpur, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India" . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
4. Khare, Ajay (8 June 2021). "Donated 256 acres of land". Patrika. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
5. "Governmental Higher Secondary School, Raghav Krashi, Bohani in Umaria, Madhya Pradesh". schools.findthebest.in. Retrieved 8 June 2016.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. "Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Bohani Narsinghpur :: Home Page". www.jnvnarsinghpur.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
7. "पंचायत एवं ग्रामीण विकास विभाग, म.प्र., MP Rural Development Department, M.P." mprural.mp.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
8. "BBNL, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Govt. of India". www.bbnl.nic.in. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
9. "Bohani FTTH". Nikhil Sharma’s Blog. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
10. "BSNL FTTH". Archived from the original on 5 October 2020.
11. "Panchayat Darpan". www.mprural.mp.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.