# Karanjwar Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pratappur, Surguja 

# Karanjwar

Karanjwar is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **604 people in 152 households**, the 87th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 604people (2011)
- 152households
- 61.2%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Karanjwar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karanjwar is 497223.** Karanjwar falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatKhorma
- Community development blockPratappur
- Census village code432254

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

## How far is Karanjwar from nearby towns?

- Pratappur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Pratappur (nearest town)3 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 Karanjwar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Karanjwar; 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
- ●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 · Khorma
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Karanjwar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and pigeon pea**. About 47% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Karanjwar

Of every 100 households in Karanjwar in 2011, 72 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karanjwar · ■ Pratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**51%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****32%**

**68%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Karanjwar?

■ Karanjwar · ■ Pratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**961

Working population ****56.6%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 55.4% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 27 (8%) · **■** Marginal 315 (92%)

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 Pratappur

- Pahad Karwa666 people
- Dulduli650 people
- Pondi646 people
- Ganeshpur640 people
- Sondiha602 people
- Barpatiya595 people
- Bhel Kachh571 people
- Semai571 people

[All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karanjwar?497223
- How far is Karanjwar from Ambikapur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Karanjwar?604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanjwar in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karanjwar?61.2% (Census 2011)