Berasia is a town and a nagar palika (municipality) in Bhopal district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

In the early 18th century, Berasia was a small mustajiri (rented estate) under the authority of the Delhi-based Mughal fief-holder Taj Mohammad Khan.

It suffered from anarchy and lawlessness due to regular attacks from highwaymen and plunderers.

Dost Mohammad Khan, a Mughal soldier-turned-mercenary of Afghan descent, took on the lease of Berasia for an annual payment of 30,000 rupees.

Later, the district was annexed by the Dhar State, but in 1860 it was returned to Bhopal as a reward for services in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.