# Karanja Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Karanja

Karanja is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,671 people in 332 households**, the 43rd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,671people (2011)
- 332households
- 65.6%literacy
- 822females per 1,000 males

## Karanja PIN code and other codes

Karanja falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaldih
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240509

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karanja from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)40 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)40 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 Karanja?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Karanja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bausi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sambhuganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Karanja known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Karanja

Of every 100 households in Karanja in 2011, 3 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karanja · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****19%**

**41%

Television ****16%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Karanja?

■ Karanja · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**918

Working population ****38.6%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 58.5% for women. 50% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 137 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (49%) · **■** Other work 39 (6%) · **■** Marginal 150 (23%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Birnaudha1,722 people
- Mohanpur1,688 people
- Pararia1,688 people
- Bela1,686 people
- Meharpur1,653 people
- Barautha1,649 people
- Goera Sahroi1,631 people
- Basohara1,619 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karanja from Banka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Karanja?1,671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanja in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karanja?65.6% (Census 2011)