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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
GD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ghanshyam dhamne
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- LGD code
- 498521
- Pincode
- 481222
- Post office
- Lanji
- Population
- 1,421
- Households
- 310
- Literacy rate
- 72.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1027 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 756
Census 2011 · in context
How Churali compares
By population, Churali ranks #50 of 162 villages in Lanji mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.7%
+5.0% vs mandal average
Churali72.7%
Lanji mandal67.7%
Balaghat district67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,027
+13 vs mandal average
Churali1,027
Lanji mandal1,014
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
Churali4.6
Lanji mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Churali at a glance
Churali is a village of 1,421 people in 310 households (Census 2011) in Lanji tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 50th-largest of 162 villages in Lanji tehsil. Literacy is 73%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,027 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 481222, served by Lanji post office; the LGD village code is 498521. The sarpanch is ghanshyam dhamne, and the village votes in Balaghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anubha Munjare. The population is estimated at 1,675 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Churali
- 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)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- LANJI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 72
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 266.36
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 281.53
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Churali
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Churali
- LGD code
- 498521
- Pincode
- 481222
- Post office
- Lanji
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,421
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,675
- Households
- 310
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1027
- Literacy rate
- 72.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Balaghat
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Balaghat
- Member of Parliament
- Bharti Pardhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anubha Munjare
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ghanshyam dhamne
- Block / Mandal
- Lanji
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-15
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)