Lanji

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.

Lanji
statutory town
Lanji
Lanji
Coordinates: 21.5074°N 80.5512°E / 21.5074; 80.5512
CountryIndia
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictBalaghat
BlockLanji
Population
 (2011)
  Total13,558
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number
481222
STD code07635
ISO 3166 codeMP-IN
Vehicle registrationMP-50 (RTO - Balaghat)

Lanji is located close to the Madhya Pradesh's border with Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. It is located approximately 62 km from the district headquarters Balaghat. 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.

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