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Kareja

Lanji mandal
Pincode 481224
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kumahari Shivika Palewal
Contact: 89****1700
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LGD code
498517
Pincode
481224
Post office
Karanja (Balaghat)
Population
873
Households
215
Literacy rate
68.3%
Sex ratio
1016 ♀/1000♂
Workers
425
Distance to district centre
110 km
Distance to mandal centre
66 km
Distance to Bhopal
374 km
Distance to Hyderabad
496 km
Nearest railway station
Amgaon · 13 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
CH Lanji · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kareja compares

By population, Kareja ranks #83 of 162 villages in Lanji mandal.

Literacy rate
%
68.3%
+0.6% vs mandal average
Kareja
68.3%
Lanji mandal
67.7%
Balaghat district
67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,016
+2 vs mandal average
Kareja
1,016
Lanji mandal
1,014
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.4 vs mandal average
Kareja
4.1
Lanji mandal
4.5

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

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Kareja at a glance

Kareja is a village of 873 people in 215 households (Census 2011) in Lanji tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 83rd-largest of 162 villages in Lanji tehsil. Literacy is 68%, about the same as the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,016 women per 1,000 men. It lies 110 km from the Balaghat district centre, 13 km from Amgaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481224, served by Karanja (Balaghat) post office; the LGD village code is 498517. The nearest hospital or health centre is CH Lanji, 10 km away. The sarpanch is Kumahari Shivika Palewal, and the village votes in Balaghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anubha Munjare. The population is estimated at 1,029 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dahegaon

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kareja · this village87368%
Dahegaon · Lanji1,77868%1.6 km NW
Sadra · Lanji2,12075%1.8 km N
Singola · Lanji1,69572%2.8 km SW
Paldongri · Lanji2,12468%3.9 km NE
Amera · Shahpura88352%4.4 km N
Amera · Kundam54547%4.4 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kareja

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
13
Power hours (winter)
13
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
LANJI
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
72
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
288.01
Irrigated area (ha)
162.59
Forest area (ha)
60.33

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kareja

LGD code
498517
Pincode
481224
Post office
Karanja (Balaghat)
Population (Census 2011)
873
Population (projected 2026)
1,029
Households
215
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1016
Literacy rate
68.3%
Coordinates
21.43883°N, 80.47082°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Balaghat
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Balaghat
Member of Parliament
Bharti Pardhi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anubha Munjare
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Kumahari Shivika Palewal
Block / Mandal
Lanji
Getting there

How to reach Kareja

Mandal centre
Lanji · ≈ 66 km
≈ 2 h 16 min by car · 2 h 42 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Balaghat · ≈ 110 km
≈ 3 h 47 min by car · 4 h 29 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal374 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad496 km
  • Kolkata823 km
  • Mumbai834 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationAmgaon13 km
  • Hospital / PHCCH Lanji10 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil27 km
  • CollegeSmt KDM Collge27 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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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