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CJP chief Dipke visits tribal families in MP's Balaghat, seeks accountability over child deaths
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Gaushali khan
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- LGD code
- 497452
- Pincode
- 481331
- Post office
- Waraseoni
- Population
- 1,949
- Households
- 442
- Literacy rate
- 64.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1018 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,075
- Distance to district centre
- 566 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 558 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 296 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 514 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nimach · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Railway Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Changera compares
By population, Changera ranks #35 of 78 villages in Waraseoni mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.8%
−4.4% vs mandal average
- Changera
- 64.8%
- Waraseoni mandal
- 69.2%
- Balaghat district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,018
−3 vs mandal average
- Changera
- 1,018
- Waraseoni mandal
- 1,021
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Changera
- 4.4
- Waraseoni mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Changera at a glance
Changera is a village of 1,949 people in 442 households (Census 2011) in Waraseoni tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 35th-largest of 78 villages in Waraseoni tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,018 women per 1,000 men. It lies 566 km from the Balaghat district centre, 5 km from Nimach railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481331, served by Waraseoni post office; the LGD village code is 497452. The nearest hospital or health centre is Railway Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is Gaushali khan, and the village votes in Barghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamal Marskole. The population is estimated at 2,298 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Changera
- 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)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- WARASEONI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 511.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 38.82
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Changera
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Changera
- LGD code
- 497452
- Pincode
- 481331
- Post office
- Waraseoni
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,949
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,298
- Households
- 442
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1018
- Literacy rate
- 64.8%
- Coordinates
- 24.50433°N, 74.83395°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Balaghat
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Barghat
- Member of Parliament
- Bharti Pardhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kamal Marskole
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Gaushali khan
- Block / Mandal
- Waraseoni
Getting there
How to reach Changera
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal296 kmcapital
- Delhi514 km
- Mumbai636 km
- Hyderabad878 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNimach5 km
- Hospital / PHCRailway Hospital5 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum30 km
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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, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)