Lanji Tehsil - Balaghat District, Madhya Pradesh

Lanji is an administrative tehsil in the Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Lanji is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Salekasa, while the nearest airport is Gondia Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 24.8 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 880 km², including 867.87 km² rural area and 12.40 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1011 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Lanji Tehsil

Lanji Tehsil has a total of 167 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Aawa	Rural	Aawa
2	Ameda	Rural	Amedra(P)
3	Ameda	Rural	Amedra(B)
4	Andhiyatola	Rural	Andhiyatola
5	Badgaon	Rural	Badgoan (K)
6	Badgaon	Rural	Badgoan(M)
7	Bagdehi	Rural	Pausera
8	Bagdi	Rural	Khandaphari
9	Baghatola	Rural	Bomhanwada
10	Baghnadi	Rural	Andhiyatola
11	Bahela	Rural	Bahela
12	Baigatola	Rural	Risewada
13	Banjartola	Rural	Sarra
14	Bapadi	Rural	Bapadi
15	Bapi(Bareli)	Rural	Risewada
16	Bapi(Bordi)	Rural	Risewada
17	Bargud	Rural	Dewrbeli
18	Belgaon	Rural	Belgaon
19	Benegaon	Rural	Benegaon
20	Bhagdi (Kosamdehi)	Rural	Khandaphari
21	Bhanegaon	Rural	Bhanegoan
22	Bhanutola	Rural	Nandora
23	Bhimodi	Rural	Bhimodi
24	Bhursadongari	Rural	Burasadongari
25	Bijagad	Rural	Belgaon
26	Binjhalgaon	Rural	Binjhalgaon
27	Biranpur	Rural	Biranpur
28	Bisoni	Rural	Bisoni
29	Bodaldalkha	Rural	Khursitola
30	Bolegaon	Rural	Bolegaon
31	Bomhanwada	Rural	Bomhanwada
32	Bordi	Rural	Burasadongari
33	Bori	Rural	Khursitola
34	Borikalan	Rural	Mohajhari
35	Borikhurd	Rural	Fofsa
36	Bothali	Rural	Bothali
37	Chaukitola	Rural	Risewada
38	Chicham Tola	Rural	Paraswada
39	Chichewada	Rural	Chicholi
40	Chicholi	Rural	Chicholi
41	Chichtola	Rural	Dulhapur
42	Chikhalamali	Rural	Chikhalamali
43	Churali	Rural	Chikhli(Churali)
44	Churdi	Rural	Aawa
45	Dabha	Rural	Belgaon
46	Dahegaon	Rural	Dahegaon
47	Dewalgaon	Rural	Dewalgaon
48	Dewalgaon	Rural	Belgaon
49	Dewarbeli	Rural	Dewrbeli
50	Dharmara	Rural	Kansuli
51	Dhiri	Rural	Khursitola
52	Dighori	Rural	Dighori
53	Dongargaon	Rural	Dongargaon
54	Dorli	Rural	Dorli
55	Dudhanjhiriya	Rural	Andhiyatola
56	Dulhapura	Rural	Dulhapur
57	Fofsa	Rural	Fofsa
58	Gatapar	Rural	Risewada
59	Ghansa	Rural	Dhansa
60	Ghhoti Ghusmara	Rural	Ghotighusmara
61	Ghoti	Rural	Ghoti
62	Gobra	Rural	Andhiyatola
63	Gorre	Rural	Chikhli(Churali)
64	Gulpur	Rural	Sarra
65	Hagrutola	Rural	Risewada
66	Harradehi	Rural	Dewrbeli
67	Hathitola	Rural	Risewada
68	Itora	Rural	Khajari
69	Janwahi	Rural	Risewada
70	Jhapadi	Rural	Bapadi
71	Jhapadi Ur	Rural	Risewada
72	Jiwnara	Rural	Kumarikhurd
73	Junewani	Rural	Ghoti
74	Kadta	Rural	Nandora
75	Kajala	Rural	Khandaphari
76	Kakodi(Sunar)	Rural	Kakodi
77	Kalimati	Rural	Kalimati
78	Kalpathri	Rural	Kalpathri
79	Kandari	Rural	Risewada
80	Kaneri	Rural	Maneri
81	Kansuli	Rural	Kansuli
82	Karadi	Rural	Khandaphari
83	Karanja	Rural	Karanja
84	Kareja	Rural	Dahegaon
85	Kasitola	Urban	Not applicable
86	Katangi	Rural	Dhansa
87	Katangi	Rural	Katangi
88	Katiparkhurd	Rural	Risewada
89	Kattiparkalan	Rural	Andhiyatola
90	Keregaon	Rural	Keregaon
91	Khajari	Rural	Khajari
92	Khandafari	Rural	Khandaphari
93	Khandwa	Rural	Sarra
94	Kharregaon	Rural	Siregaon
95	Khursitola	Rural	Khursitola
96	Kochewahi	Rural	Kochewahi
97	Kulpa	Rural	Kulpa
98	Kumda	Rural	Risewada
99	Kumharikalan	Rural	Kumaharikala
100	Kumharikhurd	Rural	Kumarikhurd
101	Ladsa	Rural	Ladasa
102	Langurjhiriya	Rural	Risewada
103	Lanji	Urban	Not applicable
104	Lanjitola	Rural	Risewada
105	Lendejhari	Rural	Andhiyatola
106	Lodama	Rural	Belgaon
107	Lodhiwada	Rural	Andhiyatola
108	Lohara	Rural	Burasadongari
109	Mahurkhodra	Rural	Kansuli
110	Malkuwa	Rural	Khandaphari
111	Malkuwa	Rural	Dewrbeli
112	Maneri	Rural	Maneri
113	Manpur	Rural	Tekri
114	Mataghat	Rural	Sarra
115	Miriya	Rural	Miriya
116	Mohara	Rural	Mohara
117	Mohjhari	Rural	Mohajhari
118	Mukatola	Rural	Risewada
119	Mundidadar	Rural	Belgaon
120	Murum	Rural	Khursitola
121	Nalejhari	Rural	Dewrbeli
122	Nandora	Rural	Nandora
123	Narpi	Rural	Dewrbeli
124	Naskatta	Rural	Khursitola
125	Nawagarh	Rural	Risewada
126	Newarwahi	Rural	Newarwahi
127	Paldongri	Rural	Paldongri
128	Pandhari	Rural	Khandaphari
129	Paraswada	Rural	Paraswada
130	Parsodi	Rural	Parsodi
131	Pathargaon	Rural	Pathargaon
132	Pausera	Rural	Pausera
133	Pipariya	Rural	Khandaphari
134	Pitewani	Rural	Khandaphari
135	Pondi	Rural	Binjhalgaon
136	Purvatola	Rural	Purwatola
137	Rampura	Rural	Rampura
138	Risewada	Rural	Risewada
139	Sadra	Rural	Sadra
140	Saheki	Rural	Saheki
141	Sarra	Rural	Sarra
142	Sarseti	Rural	Khursitola
143	Satona	Rural	Kansuli
144	Sawari	Rural	Sawarikala
145	Sawri Khurd	Rural	Sawrikhurd
146	Serpar	Rural	Khandaphari
147	Sihari	Rural	Sihari
148	Singola	Rural	Singola
149	Siregaon	Rural	Siregaon
150	Sitapala	Rural	Risewada
151	Sogalpur	Rural	Rampura
152	Sulsuli	Rural	Khursitola
153	Tatikalan	Rural	Risewada
154	Tedwa	Rural	Tedwa
155	Tekepar	Rural	Miriya
156	Tekri	Rural	Tekri
157	Temni	Rural	Temni
158	Thanegaon	Rural	Thanegaon
159	Thema	Rural	Amedra(B)
160	Timkitola	Rural	Risewada
161	Tunditola	Rural	Andhiyatola
162	Tutitola	Rural	Andhiyatola
163	Umari	Rural	Umari
164	Walegaon	Rural	Khursitola
165	Wardha	Rural	Newarwahi
166	Wari	Rural	Wari
167	Watekasa	Rural	Oatekasa

Population of Lanji Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Lanji Tehsil has a total population of 1,87,624 people, consisting of 93,283 males and 94,341 females. There are 41,654 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 213 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,87,624	1,74,066	13,558
Male Population	93,283	86,446	6,837
Female Population	94,341	87,620	6,721
Total Households	41,654	38,757	2,897
Population Density	213 / km²	201 / km²	1,093 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,27,695 literate people and 23,841 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 11,598 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 35,133 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	23,841	22,176	1,665
Literate Population	1,27,695	1,17,872	9,823
Illiterate Population	59,929	56,194	3,735
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	11,598	10,675	923
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	35,133	33,041	2,092

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Lanji (लांजी)
District	Balaghat
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Salekasa
Total Area	880 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1011
Total Population (2011)	1,87,624
Density	213/km²
Total Villages	167

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