Rahatgaon

Coordinates: 22°14′44″N 77°13′57″E / 22.24556°N 77.23250°E / 22.24556; 77.23250
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Rahatgaon
town
UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationMP47

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'.

Cities nearby

Timarni, Harda, Khirkiya, Sirali,

River

Ajnal(Rainy Season)

Temple

Sakti Mata Mandir, Ganesh Mandir, Khedapati Mata Mandir, Ramjanki Mandir Gandhi Chowk, Bhairu Baba Mandir Gandhi Chowk,

Closest airports

Indore, Bhopal

Transport

Rahatgaon can be reach easily from timarni via sodalpur by bus . The nearest railway stations are timarni 15 km & harda 30 km respectively..

Culture

All festivals all celebrated with equal fervor.

Lord Ganesh and Goddess Durga are established in jhankis throughout the city. Rajwada Chouk's deviji Aarti and jhankis are very famous. People throng to offer prayers to their deities. At the end of Navratras, on the day of Vijayadashmi, or Dusshehra, huge effigies of Ravan are burnt in different parts of the city. There is so many "Ramayan Mandals" in Rahatgaon but the Rajwada chouk's is very famous among them. It is read along with music with instruments like Jhanjh and Dholak
.Gandhi Chowk Sai Baba Utsav Is Very famous in Rahatgaon

Population

Approx 15,000