# Karanya Village, Jhiranya, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jhiranya, Khargone 

# Karanya

Karanya is a village in Jhiranya sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,201 people in 259 households**, the 74th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.5%.

- 1,201people (2011)
- 259households
- 59.2%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Karanya PIN code and other codes

Karanya falls in Jhiranya sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJhiranya
- Census village code477859

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

## How far is Karanya from nearby towns?

- Jhiranya (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)50 km by road
- Jhiranya (nearest town)17 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 Karanya?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Karanya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bamnala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhikangaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Karanya known for?

The main crops are **cotton, jawar and wheat**. About 67% of the 598 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Karanya

Of every 100 households in Karanya in 2011, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karanya · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**58%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**7%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**37%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****97%**

**64%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Karanya?

■ Karanya · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**39.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**965

Working population ****43.8%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 45.6% for women. 49% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (42%) · **■** Other work 121 (23%) · **■** Marginal 136 (26%)

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 Jhiranya

- Thokanbeda1,216 people
- Muramya1,215 people
- Ghodi Khurd1,207 people
- Katjhira1,202 people
- Pichhodiya1,191 people
- Baykheda1,189 people
- Piparkhed1,183 people
- Nihali1,179 people

[All 131 villages in Jhiranya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karanya from Khargone?50 km by road
- What is the population of Karanya?1,201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanya in?Khargone district (Jhiranya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karanya?59.2% (Census 2011)