# Karanj Village, Tarana, Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tarana, Ujjain 

# Karanj

Karanj is a village in Tarana sub-district of Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,545 people in 539 households**, the 13th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 2,545people (2011)
- 539households
- 71.1%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Karanj PIN code and other codes

Karanj falls in Tarana sub-district, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockTarana
- Census village code471748

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?

- Tarana (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Ujjain (district HQ)48 km by road
- Tarana (nearest town)5 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?

12 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarana
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tarana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ujjain
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Karanj known for?

About 146% of the 714 hectares of village land is sown, and 478 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, 56 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karanj · ■ Tarana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**36%

Television ****29%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Karanj?

■ Karanj · ■ Tarana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**899

Working population ****52.5%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 54.4% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 354 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 588 (44%) · **■** Other work 46 (3%) · **■** Marginal 347 (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 Tarana

- Kapeli2,669 people
- Pachola2,623 people
- Kachnariya2,607 people
- Naleshree2,567 people
- Sumrakheda2,483 people
- Samgi2,392 people
- Chhadawad2,367 people
- Parsoli2,356 people

[All 209 villages in Tarana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/tarana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karanj from Ujjain?48 km by road
- What is the population of Karanj?2,545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanj in?Ujjain district (Tarana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karanj?71.1% (Census 2011)