# Karanja Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/karanja/ Village · Lanji, Balaghat # Karanja Karanja is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,872 people in 860 households**, the 5th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%. - 3,872people (2011) - 860households - 80.7%literacy - 1,066females per 1,000 males ## Karanja PIN code and other codes Karanja falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockLanji - Census village code498512 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? - Lanji (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)77 km by road - Lanji (nearest town)16 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? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Karanja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative 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 · Lanji - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 86% of the 980 hectares of village land is sown, and 745 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, 67 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karanja · ■ Lanji rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **72% Toilet within the home ****18%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **89% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****57%** **25% Television ****23%** **16% Mobile phone ****22%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **23% Own their home ****96%** **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 Karanja? ■ Karanja · ■ Lanji rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **77.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104** **987 Working population ****60.2%** **59.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 72.7% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 379 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 469 (20%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 228 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,247 (53%) 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 Lanji - Bisoni5,674 people - Temni5,370 people - Mohjhari3,999 people - Bhanegaon3,926 people - Dulapura3,821 people - Kulpa3,356 people - Maneri2,909 people - Tedwa2,836 people [All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karanja from Balaghat?77 km by road - What is the population of Karanja?3,872 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanja in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Karanja?80.7% (Census 2011)