# Karanji Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bakavand, Bastar 

# Karanji

Karanji is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494222**. The 2011 Census counted **582 people in 137 households**, the 87th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%.

- 582people (2011)
- 137households
- 44.2%literacy
- 494222PIN code

## Karanji PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karanji is 494222.** Karanji falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494222
- Gram panchayatBorigaon
- Community development blockBakaband
- Census village code449435

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

## How far is Karanji from nearby towns?

- Bakawand (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)32 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 Karanji?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Karanji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bastar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Karanji known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and kutki**. About 71% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Karanji

Of every 100 households in Karanji in 2011, 78 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karanji · ■ Bakavand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****96%**

**38%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Karanji?

■ Karanji · ■ Bakavand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.2%**

**52.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**994

Working population ****67.0%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.5% for men and 33.9% for women. 68% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 167 (43%)

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 Bakavand

- Narawand652 people
- Tungapal610 people
- Rampal595 people
- Dabaguda585 people
- Belgaon565 people
- Pandanar561 people
- Tareka550 people
- Mokhagaon532 people

[All 114 villages in Bakavand](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karanji?494222
- How far is Karanji from Jagdalpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Karanji?582 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanji in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karanji?44.2% (Census 2011)