# Karanja Village, Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Karanja

Karanja is a village in Ghatshila sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832304**. The 2011 Census counted **11 people in 2 households**, the 149th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 11people (2011)
- 2households
- 81.8%literacy
- 832304PIN code

## Karanja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karanja is 832304.** Karanja falls in Ghatshila sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832304
- Gram panchayatMahuliya
- Community development blockGhatshila
- Census village code363592

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

## How far is Karanja from nearby towns?

- Ghatshila (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)35 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 Karanja?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Karanja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Patmahuliya
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 8 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 Karanja known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 68% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Karanja

Of every 100 households in Karanja in 2011, 50 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karanja · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**77%

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

**27%

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

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**56%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**18%

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 Karanja?

■ Karanja · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1750**

**984

Working population ****27.3%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 71.4% for women. 50% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Other work 3 (100%)

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 Ghatshila

- Bhalukkhuliya41 people
- Gopalpur35 people
- Rangabandh26 people
- Bagbinda24 people
- Shalbani10 people
- Lepadabar6 people
- Pathargora Alias Bhitargarh4 people

[All 157 villages in Ghatshila](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/ghatshila/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karanja?832304
- How far is Karanja from Jamshedpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Karanja?11 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanja in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Ghatshila sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karanja?81.8% (Census 2011)