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Monday, 14 September 2026
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Revenue village·Orchha tehsil·Narayanpur

Karangul

करांगुल
Orchha mandal
Pincode 494661
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Karangul observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Karangul is a village in Orchha mandal, Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh. It has a population of 242 across 43 households with a literacy rate of 4.1%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUKAY BAI MUHANDA
Contact: 75****7618
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LGD code
450014
Pincode
494661
Post office
Narayanpur (Narayanpur)
Population
242
Households
43
Literacy rate
4.1%
Sex ratio
820 ♀/1000♂
Workers
162
Distance to district centre
31 km
Distance to mandal centre
14 km
Distance to Raipur
225 km
Distance to Hyderabad
348 km
Nearest railway station
Dantewara · 50 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Karangul compares

By population, Karangul ranks #25 of 81 villages in Orchha mandal.

Literacy rate
%
4.1%
−22.5% vs mandal average
Karangul
4.1%
Orchha mandal
26.6%
Narayanpur district
40.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
820
−212 vs mandal average
Karangul
820
Orchha mandal
1,032
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.6 vs mandal average
Karangul
5.6
Orchha mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Karangul at a glance

Karangul is a village of 242 people in 43 households (Census 2011) in Orchha tehsil, Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, the 25th-largest of 81 villages in Orchha tehsil. Literacy is 4%, 23 points below the tehsil average of 27% and the sex ratio is 820 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Narayanpur district centre, 50 km from Dantewara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 494661, served by Narayanpur (Narayanpur) post office; the LGD village code is 450014. The sarpanch is SUKAY BAI MUHANDA. The population is estimated at 285 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Lanka

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Karangul · this village2424%
Aadermad · Orchha19138%1.9 km W
Hamokal · Kohkameta120%3 km W
Dhobe · Orchha17313%3.5 km NW
Bayonar · Kohkameta6438%3.6 km W
Binagunda · Kohkameta1100%4.8 km NW
Idnar · Kohkameta7914%5 km NE

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Key facts — Karangul

LGD code
450014
Pincode
494661
Post office
Narayanpur (Narayanpur)
Population (Census 2011)
242
Population (projected 2026)
285
Households
43
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
820
Literacy rate
4.1%
Coordinates
19.28871°N, 81.10739°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bastar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Narayanpur
Member of Parliament
Mahesh Kashyap
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUKAY BAI MUHANDA
Block / Mandal
Orchha
Getting there

How to reach Karangul

Mandal centre
Orchha · ≈ 14 km
≈ 29 min by car · 35 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Narayanpur · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 4 min by car · 1 h 16 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur225 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad348 km
  • Chennai696 km
  • Bengaluru796 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDantewara50 km
  • CollegeLok Biradari School and College59 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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