# Karanj Village, Olpad, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/olpad/karanj/ Village · Olpad, Surat # Karanj Karanj is a village in Olpad sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394110**. The 2011 Census counted **1,637 people in 389 households**, the 29th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 1,637people (2011) - 389households - 72.5%literacy - 394110PIN code ## Karanj PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karanj is 394110.** Karanj falls in Olpad sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat. - PIN code394110 - Gram panchayatKaranj - Community development blockOlpad - Census village code523686 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? - Olpad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Surat (district HQ)30 km by road - Surat (nearest town)30 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? 16 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Surat - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Olpad - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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, sugarcane and vegetables**. About 75% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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, 77 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Karanj · ■ Olpad rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **88% Toilet within the home ****53%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **44% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **44% Use banking services ****45%** **58% Television ****44%** **55% Mobile phone ****60%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****30%** **20% Own their home ****98%** **85% 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 · ■ Olpad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692** **916 Working population ****53.5%** **46.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 66.5% for women. 63% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 180 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 387 (44%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 152 (17%) · **■** Marginal 149 (17%) 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 Olpad - Kadrama1,695 people - Mandroi1,692 people - Takarma1,687 people - Bhatgam1,653 people - Pardi Zankhri1,526 people - Admor1,462 people - Erthan1,436 people - Ariyana1,419 people [All 103 villages in Olpad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/olpad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karanj?394110 - How far is Karanj from Surat?30 km by road - What is the population of Karanj?1,637 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanj in?Surat district (Olpad sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Karanj?72.5% (Census 2011)