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Kareli

करेली
Chhapara mandal
Pincode 480886
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ramkuram
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LGD code
496036
Pincode
480886
Post office
Lakhnadon
Population
719
Households
181
Literacy rate
65.8%
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000♂
Workers
323
Distance to district centre
14 km
Distance to mandal centre
39 km
Distance to Bhopal
232 km
Distance to Hyderabad
580 km
Nearest railway station
Jurtara · 38 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Civil Hospital Lakhnadon · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kareli compares

By population, Kareli ranks #59 of 157 villages in Chhapara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
65.8%
+11.5% vs mandal average
Kareli
65.8%
Chhapara mandal
54.3%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
+5 vs mandal average
Kareli
981
Chhapara mandal
976
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
Kareli
4.0
Chhapara mandal
4.3

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

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Kareli at a glance

Kareli is a village of 719 people in 181 households (Census 2011) in Chhapara tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 59th-largest of 157 villages in Chhapara tehsil. Literacy is 66%, 12 points above the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Seoni district centre, 38 km from Jurtara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480886, served by Lakhnadon post office; the LGD village code is 496036. The nearest hospital or health centre is Civil Hospital Lakhnadon, 12 km away. The sarpanch is ramkuram, and the village votes in Amarwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamlesh Pratap Shah. The population is estimated at 848 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kekda

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kareli · this village71966%
Jwara · Lakhnadon87053%5.1 km N
Mundrai · Seoni52559%5.7 km S
Mundrai · Seoni1,90062%5.7 km S
Mundrai · Chhapara67847%5.7 km S
Gungwara · Lakhnadon86463%5.4 km E
Baksi · Chhapara51856%5.9 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kareli

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
LAKHNADON
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
59
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
24
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
366.2
Irrigated area (ha)
119.46
Forest area (ha)
31.85

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

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Key facts — Kareli

LGD code
496036
Pincode
480886
Post office
Lakhnadon
Population (Census 2011)
719
Population (projected 2026)
848
Households
181
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
981
Literacy rate
65.8%
Coordinates
22.51200°N, 79.52301°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Chhindwara
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Amarwara
Member of Parliament
Vivek Kumar Sahu
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kamlesh Pratap Shah
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ramkuram
Block / Mandal
Chhapara
Getting there

How to reach Kareli

Mandal centre
Chhapara · ≈ 39 km
≈ 1 h 19 min by car · 1 h 34 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 14 km
≈ 28 min by car · 34 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal232 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad580 km
  • Delhi717 km
  • Mumbai789 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJurtara38 km
  • Hospital / PHCCivil Hospital Lakhnadon12 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, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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