# Karanjkheda Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Karanjkheda

Karanjkheda is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **685 people in 134 households**, the 60th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 685people (2011)
- 134households
- 57.1%literacy
- 1,127females per 1,000 males

## Karanjkheda PIN code and other codes

Karanjkheda falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531608

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

## How far is Karanjkheda from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)145 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)175 km by road
- Bhaisdahi (nearest town)54 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 Karanjkheda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Karanjkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hatru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Churni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Karanjkheda known for?

About 35% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Karanjkheda

Of every 100 households in Karanjkheda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karanjkheda · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****66%**

**43%

Television ****2%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**66%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Karanjkheda?

■ Karanjkheda · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1127**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1180**

**979

Working population ****62.6%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 48.7% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (7%) · **■** Marginal 249 (58%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Adnadi737 people
- Aki726 people
- Bhilkheda707 people
- Gangadhari697 people
- Bhandum682 people
- Chunkhadi657 people
- Dhakna648 people
- Somthana Kh.641 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karanjkheda from Amravati?175 km by road
- What is the population of Karanjkheda?685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanjkheda in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karanjkheda?57.1% (Census 2011)