# Keregaon Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/keregaon/ Village · Lanji, Balaghat # Keregaon Keregaon is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,020 people in 461 households**, the 31st largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%. - 2,020people (2011) - 461households - 81.7%literacy - 1,006females per 1,000 males ## Keregaon PIN code and other codes Keregaon falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockLanji - Census village code498506 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keregaon from nearby towns? - Lanji (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)74 km by road - Lanji (nearest town)13 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Keregaon? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Keregaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sadra - ○Degree college10+ km · Lanji - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Keregaon known for? The main crops are **dhan, chana and wheat**. About 77% of the 553 hectares of village land is sown, and 411 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Keregaon Of every 100 households in Keregaon in 2011, 71 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Keregaon · ■ Lanji rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **72% Toilet within the home ****9%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****13%** **25% Television ****10%** **16% Mobile phone ****12%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **23% Own their home ****98%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Keregaon? ■ Keregaon · ■ Lanji rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%** **77.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018** **987 Working population ****61.1%** **59.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 73.1% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 293 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (14%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (6%) · **■** Marginal 687 (56%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Lanji - Kumharikalan2,053 people - Parsodi2,049 people - Sawri Khurd2,039 people - Binjhalgaon2,032 people - Wari1,995 people - Bahela1,930 people - Kalpathri1,913 people - Pausera1,905 people [All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Keregaon from Balaghat?74 km by road - What is the population of Keregaon?2,020 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keregaon in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Keregaon?81.7% (Census 2011)