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About Kareja Village

Kareja is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 433 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.01 hectares hectares.

Kareja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kareja village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 288.01 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 433
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kareja compares

By the 2011 count Kareja is the 79th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 288.01 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kareja

Kareja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kareja as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kareja from other places

Kareja lies about 51 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kareja
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Amgaon 13 km
Nearest town Gondiā 29 km
District headquarters Balaghat 51 km

Villages closest to Kareja

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lanji tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kareja

As per the Census of India 2011, Kareja village had a population of 873. That makes it the 79th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Kareja village has 433 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kareja has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Kareja covers 288.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kareja falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kareja is Amgaon, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kareja.

Kareja is about 51 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kareja is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 9.9 km away. Amgaon is about 13 km away. Gondiā is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phophsa (1.7 km), Dahegaon (1.7 km) and Sadra (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kareja today is likely to be higher.

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