# Karanja Village, Naubatpur, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Naubatpur, Patna 

# Karanja

Karanja is a village in Naubatpur sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,845 people in 663 households**, the 7th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 3,845people (2011)
- 663households
- 65.6%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Karanja PIN code and other codes

Karanja falls in Naubatpur sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKaranja
- Community development blockNaubatpur
- Census village code245585

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?

- Naubatpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)43 km by road
- Naubatpur (nearest town)8 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Patna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

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 92% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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, 9 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karanja · ■ Naubatpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**71%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****59%**

**69%

Television ****25%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Naubatpur rural average

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

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**906

Working population ****39.1%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 52.1% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 185 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 563 (37%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 121 (8%) · **■** Marginal 616 (41%)

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 Naubatpur

- Dariapur4,284 people
- Faridpur4,231 people
- Sarasat3,965 people
- Tegharaila Barka3,906 people
- Ibrahimpur3,612 people
- Gopalpur3,591 people
- Kopakalan3,511 people
- Tiskhora3,417 people

[All 100 villages in Naubatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/naubatpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karanja from Patna?43 km by road
- What is the population of Karanja?3,845 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanja in?Patna district (Naubatpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karanja?65.6% (Census 2011)