# Karanjei Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jamai, Chhindwara 

# Karanjei

Karanjei is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **215 people in 35 households**, the 233rd largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 215people (2011)
- 35households
- 53.2%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Karanjei PIN code and other codes

Karanjei falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJamai
- Census village code494579

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

## How far is Karanjei from nearby towns?

- Jamai (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)58 km by road
- Jamai (nearest town)38 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 Karanjei?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Karanjei; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nave
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Karanjei known for?

The main crops are **makka, jawar and wheat**. About 60% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Karanjei

Of every 100 households in Karanjei in 2011, 43 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karanjei · ■ Jamai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**73%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****3%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****31%**

**66%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**50%

Own their home ****97%**

**89%

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 Karanjei?

■ Karanjei · ■ Jamai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**950

Working population ****54.9%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 46.7% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 103 (87%)

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 Jamai

- Satijhiri227 people
- Karanji223 people
- Rewaldehi223 people
- Khapa Surju221 people
- Junnordawami212 people
- Deduwada207 people
- Bamhani Ryt.205 people
- Chicholi197 people

[All 261 villages in Jamai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karanjei from Chhindwara?58 km by road
- What is the population of Karanjei?215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanjei in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karanjei?53.2% (Census 2011)