# Karanji Village, Gondpipri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/gondpipri/karanji/ Village · Gondpipri, Chandrapur # Karanji Karanji is a village in Gondpipri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,046 people in 823 households**, the 3rd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 3,046people (2011) - 823households - 70.5%literacy - 1,029females per 1,000 males ## Karanji PIN code and other codes Karanji falls in Gondpipri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGondpipri - Census village code541876 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karanji from nearby towns? - Gondpipri (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)55 km by road - Chandrapur (nearest town)55 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 Karanji? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Karanji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gondpimpri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gondpimpri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gondpimpri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Karanji known for? About 80% of the 1,094 hectares of village land is sown, and 570 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 Karanji Of every 100 households in Karanji in 2011, 64 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karanji · ■ Gondpipri rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **68% Toilet within the home ****48%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **80% Tap water ****47%** **38% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **91% Use banking services ****44%** **64% Television ****16%** **17% Mobile phone ****20%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****64%** **48% Own their home ****94%** **92% 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 Karanji? ■ Karanji · ■ Gondpipri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097** **1006 Working population ****59.7%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 63.3% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 290 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 771 (42%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 154 (8%) · **■** Marginal 579 (32%) 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 Gondpipri - Bhangram Talodhi3,446 people - Tohogaon3,356 people - Dhaba2,695 people - Vithalwada2,511 people - Wadholi2,022 people - Chak Darur1,679 people [All 97 villages in Gondpipri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/gondpipri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karanji from Chandrapur?55 km by road - What is the population of Karanji?3,046 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanji in?Chandrapur district (Gondpipri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Karanji?70.5% (Census 2011)