Mauganj is a town and a

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

Rewa district Rewa district is a district of the Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Rewa is the district headquarters. Rewa is known for world famous beetle nut toys. Rewa is also known as the 'Land of White Tigers' as the first White Tiger wa ...

in the

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Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

Bagheli Bagheli (Devanagari: बघेली) or Baghelkhandi is a Central Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Baghelkhand region of central India. Classification An independent language belonging to the Eastern Hindi subgroup, Bagheli is one of the l ...

is the regional language of Mauganj. Mauganj is the seat of legislative assembly in Madhya Pradesh. Its nearest towns are Manikwar,

Hanumana Hanumana is a town and a nagar panchayat in Rewa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and some Neighbouring Towns are Manikwar , Mauganj And Mangawan. There is a famous temple of Lord Shiva known as Hateshwarnath located in Village Ha ...

Mangawan Mangawan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Rewa district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Madhya Pradesh. It is from the District headquarters of Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, Rewa city. National Highway 7 (India), NH 7 and Na ...

and Deotalab.

History

The history of Mauganj dates back to the eleventh century starting with the advent of the

Sengar Sengar, also known as Sanghar, Singraur or Songar, are a clan of Rajputs in India. History The central Indian state Madhya Pradesh was the location of battles and lesser-known rule of the Sengar Rajputs. In the eleventh century CE, they migrated ...

clan of

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s into this fertile region located in North-Eastern Madhya Pradesh. It was previously known as 'Mau Raj' under the rule of the Sengar kings who settled down in the region and laid construction of forts in Mauganj,

and Bicchrahta. The Sengar arrived in the region from

Jalaun Jalaun is a city and a municipal board in Jalaun district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. History In early times Jalaun seems to have been the home of kurmi clans, the jalaunya kurmi in the east and the Kachwahas in the west. The villag ...

and ruled this little kingdom and famously defended it from the Kalachuris. However, at some point in the fourteenth century, the Baghelas invaded Mau Raj. They defeated the Sengars in the battle of Mau and destroyed their fort and ultimately annexed it to the kingdom of

Bagelkhand Bagelkhand or Baghelkhand is a proposed state and a mountain range in central India that covers the northeastern regions of Madhya Pradesh and a small area of southeastern Uttar Pradesh. History Dahala Baghelkhand was known as Dahala 6th–1 ...

. The scions of Sengars later eloped and constructed a new fortress and named it

Nai Garhi Naigarhi () is a rural town in the Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It was founded by a Sengar Rajput king, Raja Chattradhari Singh. The town is notable for its medieval era architecture constructed by the Sengar kings. History The t ...

which literally means 'a new fortress'.

Geography

Mauganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 313

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s (1,026

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). Mauganj is 65 km from Rewa, and villages Ghurehata, Panni, Dhera, Barahata, Pathariya, Pakra Pandey, Khatkhri, Padar, and Nandanpur. Some sites of religious significance around Mauganj are: * Mahadev Temple in Devatalab (17 km from Mauganj) * Shree Hanuman Temple, Deodhara (16 km SW of Mauganj) * Asht Bhuji temple * Hanuman Mandir, Gytri Mandir, Ram Janki Mandir and Alopan Mandir * Bauli Mandir (Hanuman ji ), *Mankwar

Demographics

India

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, Mauganj had a population of 22,989. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mauganj has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 41%. In Mauganj, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

By air Nearest airport is in

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. By bus Bus stand is available in the city bus stand Mauganj. By Train Nearest railway station is Rewa Station (Madhya Pradesh)

References

Cities and towns in Rewa district {{MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub