# Karanji Village, Surajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/karanji/ Village · Surajpur, Surguja # Karanji Karanji is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497226**. The 2011 Census counted **2,012 people in 509 households**, the 32nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 2,012people (2011) - 509households - 77.3%literacy - 497226PIN code ## Karanji PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karanji is 497226.** Karanji falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497226 - Gram panchayatKaranji - Community development blockSurajpur - Census village code432591 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? - Surajpur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)32 km by road - Ambikapur (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? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Karanji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Surajpur - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Karanji known for? About 55% of the 461 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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, 74 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karanji · ■ Surajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **64% Toilet within the home ****29%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **90% Tap water ****20%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **94% Use banking services ****90%** **63% Television ****28%** **19% Mobile phone ****38%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **22% Own their home ****76%** **96% 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 · ■ Surajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **61.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774** **954 Working population ****42.6%** **44.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 67.5% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 207 (24%) · **■** Marginal 308 (36%) 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 Surajpur - Dedari2,105 people - Sambalpur2,044 people - Ravindra Nagar2,027 people - Karampur2,012 people - Parri1,966 people - Beltikari1,946 people - Ganeshpur1,912 people - Devipur1,861 people [All 119 villages in Surajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karanji?497226 - How far is Karanji from Ambikapur?32 km by road - What is the population of Karanji?2,012 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanji in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Karanji?77.3% (Census 2011)