# Karanj Village, Dinara, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dinara, Rohtas 

# Karanj

Karanj is a village in Dinara sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,245 people in 331 households**, the 24th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 2,245people (2011)
- 331households
- 75.4%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Karanj PIN code and other codes

Karanj falls in Dinara sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKaranj
- Community development blockDinara
- Census village code250897

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

## How far is Karanj from nearby towns?

- Dinara (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)46 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)46 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 Karanj?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahraurh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Karanj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Karanj

Of every 100 households in Karanj in 2011, 23 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karanj · ■ Dinara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**75%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**80%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**53%

Television ****11%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karanj?

■ Karanj · ■ Dinara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**940

Working population ****33.5%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 62.9% for women. 49% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 119 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (12%) · **■** Other work 90 (12%) · **■** Marginal 456 (61%)

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 Dinara

- Surtapur2,339 people
- Basdiha2,333 people
- Karaundi2,287 people
- Balia2,253 people
- Mednipur2,236 people
- Gopalpur2,204 people
- Sarana2,199 people
- Chorpokhar English2,197 people

[All 229 villages in Dinara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dinara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karanj from Sasaram?46 km by road
- What is the population of Karanj?2,245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanj in?Rohtas district (Dinara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karanj?75.4% (Census 2011)