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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
GM
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Gyankumari maravi
Contact: 88****0759
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- LGD code
- 492217
- Pincode
- 481882
- Post office
- Gadasarai
- Population
- 1,162
- Households
- 290
- Literacy rate
- 66.6%
- Sex ratio
- 937 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 653
- Distance to district centre
- 112 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 98 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 391 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 674 km
- Nearest railway station
- Singhpur · 46 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Govt. Sub Health Center Chhanta · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Karopani compares
By population, Karopani ranks #43 of 195 villages in Bajag mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.6%
+12.7% vs mandal average
- Karopani
- 66.6%
- Bajag mandal
- 53.9%
- Dindori district
- 53.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
937
−61 vs mandal average
- Karopani
- 937
- Bajag mandal
- 998
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Karopani
- 4.0
- Bajag mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karopani at a glance
Karopani is a village of 1,162 people in 290 households (Census 2011) in Bajag tehsil, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh, the 43rd-largest of 195 villages in Bajag tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 13 points above the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 937 women per 1,000 men. It lies 112 km from the Dindori district centre, 46 km from Singhpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481882, served by Gadasarai post office; the LGD village code is 492217. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt. Sub Health Center Chhanta, 12 km away. The sarpanch is Gyankumari maravi. The population is estimated at 1,370 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Karopani →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karopani · this village | 1,162 | 67% | — |
| Kukarramath · Dindori | 2,072 | 56% | 6 km W |
| Dand Bichhiya · Dindori | 1,503 | 49% | 7.8 km NW |
| Bhaluchuha · Dindori | 416 | 83% | 8.8 km S |
| Audhera · Anuppur | 603 | 49% | 9.7 km SW |
| Audhera · Pali | 1,198 | 51% | 9.7 km SW |
| Paladigwar · Pushparajgarh | 448 | 46% | 10.9 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karopani
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DINDORI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 768.11
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 5.12
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karopani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karopani
- LGD code
- 492217
- Pincode
- 481882
- Post office
- Gadasarai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,162
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,370
- Households
- 290
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 937
- Literacy rate
- 66.6%
- Coordinates
- 22.88053°N, 81.20842°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jabalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sihora
- Member of Parliament
- Ashish Dubey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Gyankumari maravi
- Block / Mandal
- Bajag
Getting there
How to reach Karopani
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal391 kmcapital
- Hyderabad674 km
- Kolkata735 km
- Delhi753 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSinghpur46 km
- Hospital / PHCGovt. Sub Health Center Chhanta12 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Karopani
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Rinmukteswara TempleTemple4.7 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 481882
- Gada Sarai Mal.Bajag mandal4,048 pop
- Majhiyakhar Mal.Bajag mandal2,579 pop
- Pindrukhi Mal.Bajag mandal2,317 pop
- Musamundi Mal.Bajag mandal2,079 pop
- Bamhani Alias DhawadongariBajag mandal1,864 pop
- Shobhapur Mal.Bajag mandal1,764 pop
- Paraswah Ryt.Bajag mandal1,747 pop
- Lalpur Mal.Bajag mandal1,707 pop
- Khargahna Mal.Bajag mandal1,695 pop
Villages near Karopani
Other villages in Bajag mandal
View all 60+ →- Karanjiya Mal.
- Mohtara
- Gada Sarai Mal.
- Gorakhpur Mal.
- Majhiyakhar Mal.
- Pindrukhi Mal.
- Musamundi Mal.
- Senguda Ryt.
- Roosa Ryt.
- Raitwar Mal.
- Bamhani Alias Dhawadongari
- Kharidih
- Shobhapur Mal.
- Padariya Dongri
- Paraswah Ryt.
- Bijhori(Mal)
- Karonda Ryt.
- Lalpur Mal.
- Bajang Ryt.
- Khargahna Mal.
- Jhanki Mal.
- Angai Mal.
- Gidha
- Barnai Mal .
- Sailwar Mal.
- Bajang Mal.
- Jugdei Ryt.
- Kaudiya
- Medhakhar Mal.
- Sunha Dadar
- Sukalpura Mal.
- Bondar Mal.
- Baharpur Ryt.
- Khannat Mal.
- Sarangpur Mal.
- Barbaspur Mal.
Sources & freshness
- 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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)