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Karjeli Ry observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
By population, Karjeli Ry ranks #64 of 144 villages in Sironcha mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karjeli Ry is a village of 362 people in 79 households (Census 2011) in Sironcha taluka, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, the 64th-largest of 144 villages in Sironcha taluka. Literacy is 45%, 9 points below the taluka average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,057 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 442504, served by Sironcha post office; the LGD village code is 540089. The sarpanch is koushlya sambayya atram , and the village votes in Aheri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Atram Dharamraobaba Bhagwantrao. The population is estimated at 427 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karjeli Ry · this village | 362 | 45% | — |
| Rameshgudam · Sironcha | 546 | 61% | — |
| Kistyaplli · Sironcha | 292 | 54% | — |
| Bodukasa Ry · Sironcha | 24 | 42% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Centred on Sironcha mandal
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