Khairlanji

Village in Maharashtra

Village in Maharashtra, India
21°22′08″N 79°34′17″E / 21.369021°N 79.571442°E / 21.369021; 79.571442Country IndiaStateMaharashtraRegionVidharbaDistrictBhandaraTalukaMohadiGovernment
 • TypeGram PanchayatArea
 • Total3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi) • Rank50th biggest in Taluka • Forest0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)Elevation
289 m (948 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total775 • Rank36th least populous in Taluka • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)DemonymKhairlanjiwasiLanguages
 • OfficialMarathi • CoofficialEnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
441914
Telephone code+917197xxxxxxVehicle registrationMH-36 (Under Bhandara RTO)Nearest cityMohadiLok Sabha constituencyBhandara-Gondiya (Lok Sabha constituency)Vidhan Sabha constituencyTumsar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Khairlanji is a village in Mohadi Taluka of Bhandara district of Maharashtra, India. The village comes in limelight due to Khairlanji massacre of 2006 lynching-style murders of a Dalit family by members of the Kunbi, a backward caste in India.[citation needed]


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