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Keregaon

Lanji mandal
Pincode 481224
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Keregaon observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
smt Shashikala Bisen
Contact: 78****3002
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LGD code
498506
Pincode
481224
Post office
Karanja (Balaghat)
Population
2,020
Households
461
Literacy rate
72.4%
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,234
Distance to district centre
48 km
Distance to mandal centre
66 km
Distance to Bhopal
300 km
Distance to Hyderabad
583 km
Nearest railway station
Jamgaon · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Bamhani Banjar · 22 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Keregaon compares

By population, Keregaon ranks #31 of 162 villages in Lanji mandal.

Literacy rate
%
72.4%
+4.7% vs mandal average
Keregaon
72.4%
Lanji mandal
67.7%
Balaghat district
67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,006
−8 vs mandal average
Keregaon
1,006
Lanji mandal
1,014
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
Keregaon
4.4
Lanji mandal
4.5

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

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Keregaon at a glance

Keregaon is a village of 2,020 people in 461 households (Census 2011) in Lanji tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 31st-largest of 162 villages in Lanji tehsil. Literacy is 72%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,006 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Balaghat district centre, 5 km from Jamgaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481224, served by Karanja (Balaghat) post office; the LGD village code is 498506. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Bamhani Banjar, 22 km away. The sarpanch is smt Shashikala Bisen, and the village votes in Balaghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anubha Munjare. The population is estimated at 2,382 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Keregaon

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Keregaon

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)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
LANJI
Distance to nearest town (km)
13
Distance to district HQ (km)
74
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
13
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
553.46
Irrigated area (ha)
411.19
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Keregaon

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Keregaon

LGD code
498506
Pincode
481224
Post office
Karanja (Balaghat)
Population (Census 2011)
2,020
Population (projected 2026)
2,382
Households
461
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1006
Literacy rate
72.4%
Coordinates
22.38116°N, 80.17940°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Balaghat
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Balaghat
Member of Parliament
Bharti Pardhi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anubha Munjare
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
smt Shashikala Bisen
Block / Mandal
Lanji
Getting there

How to reach Keregaon

Mandal centre
Lanji · ≈ 66 km
≈ 2 h 15 min by car · 2 h 40 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Balaghat · ≈ 48 km
≈ 1 h 39 min by car · 1 h 57 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal300 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad583 km
  • Delhi754 km
  • Kolkata841 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJamgaon5 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Bamhani Banjar22 km
  • ATM / bankSBI9 km
  • Petrol pumpIndia21 km
  • Police stationMaharajpur Police Station30 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, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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