Lanji is a statutory town in the Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is administered by a nagar panchayat, and is part of the Lanji assembly constituency and the Lanji

community development block In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...

. Lanji is located close to the Madhya Pradesh's border with

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and

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. It is located approximately 62 km from the district headquarters

Balaghat Balaghat is a city and a municipality in Balaghat district, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Balaghat District. Wainganga River flows beside the town. Geography Balaghat is located at . It has an a ...

. It is home to the Koteshwar Shiva temple, Gangli-raja (a site of the Gondwana Kingdom), the Lanji Fort (site under archeological survey of India) and a very beautiful waari dam is situated about 10 km distance from lanji.

History

Lanji was earlier known as Lanjika, and was ruled by a branch of the Kalachuris of Ratnapura. During the

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period, it was a ''mahal'' (administrative division), as mentioned in the ''

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''. Before the formation of the Balaghat district in 1867, it was a

pargana Pargana ( bn, পরগনা, , hi, परगना, ur, پرگنہ) or parganah, also spelt pergunnah during the time of the Sultanate period, Mughal times and British Raj, is a former administrative unit of the Indian subcontinent and each ...

(administrative unit).

Demographics

, The Lanji Nagar Panchayat has population of 13,558; including 6,837 males and 6,721 females.District Census Handbook: Balaghat
/ref> Hindi is the major language spoken here; notable minority languages include

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and some rural languages. Lanji is home to migrants from other areas, including from

in east,

in south, and other parts of Madhya Pradesh in north.

Geography

The Lanji tehsil is situated on the border of Madhya Pradesh with

and

. The land includes plateau, forest, and the Maikal Hills. A local pond shaped like the number "52" is called "Bawan talab" ("52 talab") by some locals.

Education

Lanji has several schools, including * Government Model Higher Secondary School Lanji *

Saket Public School Lanji Saket Public School, Lanji is a Higher Secondary School situated in Lanji, Madhya Pradesh. It was established in July 2002, with the campus of the school situated in Ward No 12 Bhilai Road Lanji. Background School was established in 2002 through ...

*Central India Academy Lanji *Pali Academic Institution, Bisoni, Lanji *Sarswati Shishu Mandir, Lanji

Economy

Rice is the main crop in Lanji, and seed is sown at the beginning of the rainy season in June–July.

Tourism

Notable tourist places in and around Lanji include: *Lanji Fort & Temple *Lanjkayi Temple *Koteshwar Temple *Balaji Temple *Gangli Raja *Lodama Waterfall *Beautiful natural lake view point at Waari (about 10 km from lanji) *Sai Temple at Kakodi (About 7 km from lanji) *Son river is main source of tourism and cropping

Politics

Lanji is administered by a nagar panchayat. It is part of the Lanji Vidhan Sabha constituency. Hina Kaware, the Deputy Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, is the current legislator from Lanji and Kirnapur. Past legislators include

Bhagwat Bhau Nagpure Bhagwat Bhau Nagpure was the Indian National Congress MLA for Lanji, Balaghat district Balaghat district is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in Central India. The town of Balaghat serves as its administrative headquarters. Balaghat is know ...

. In the past, Naxalites have operated in the area.

Naxalism

Lanji is suffering from naxalism, many naxalite have active there. Generally it is very common problems in South East Madhya Pradesh.

References

{{Reflist Villages in Balaghat district