Khairlanji

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Khairlanji
Village
Khairlanji
Khairlanji
Location in Mohadi Taluka
Coordinates: 21°22′08″N79°34′17″E / 21.369021°N 79.571442°E / 21.369021; 79.571442
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Maharashtra
Region Vidharba
District Bhandara
Taluka Mohadi
Government
  Type Gram Panchayat
Area
  Total
3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
  Rank50th biggest in Taluka
  Forest0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation
289 m (948 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
775
  Rank36th least populous in Taluka
  Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Demonym Khairlanjiwasi
Languages
  Official Marathi
  Coofficial English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
441914
Telephone code+917197xxxxxx
Vehicle registration MH-36 (Under Bhandara RTO)
Nearest city Mohadi
Lok Sabha constituency Bhandara-Gondiya (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituency Tumsar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Khairlanji is a village in Mohadi taluka of Bhandara district of Maharashtra, India. [1] The village was in the limelight following to 2006 Khairlanji massacre a Dalit family by members of the Kunbi caste, a backward caste in India. [2] [3] [4]

References

  1. "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  2. "Dalit blood on village square". Frontline . Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. "Death sentences dropped for mob murder of Dalit family". BBC News. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  4. "Dalit atrocities". Archived from the original on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 4 September 2025.