# Karanji Village, Basmath, Hingoli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/hingoli/basmath/karanji/ Village · Basmath, Hingoli # Karanji Karanji is a village in Basmath sub-district of Hingoli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,523 people in 322 households**, the 55th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%. - 1,523people (2011) - 322households - 69.6%literacy - 1,023females per 1,000 males ## Karanji PIN code and other codes Karanji falls in Basmath sub-district, Hingoli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBasmath - Census village code546269 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? - Basmath (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Hingoli (district HQ)48 km by road - Basmath (nearest town)10 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karanji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hatta - ○Degree college10+ km · Basmath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basmat - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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? The main crops are **banana, sugarcane and cotton**. About 93% of the 485 hectares of village land is sown, and 219 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, 80 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karanji · ■ Basmath rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **73% Toilet within the home ****19%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **75% Tap water ****0%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****76%** **67% Television ****20%** **28% Mobile phone ****46%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****43%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **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 Karanji? ■ Karanji · ■ Basmath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **75.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856** **879 Working population ****50.0%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 59.7% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 379 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (23%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 179 (24%) 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 Basmath - Selu1,633 people - Lon Bk.1,598 people - Murumba Bk.1,593 people - Ridhora1,549 people - Reulgaon1,487 people - Pimpalgaon hajam1,469 people - Bhendegaon1,442 people - Kothari1,421 people [All 152 villages in Basmath](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/hingoli/basmath/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karanji from Hingoli?48 km by road - What is the population of Karanji?1,523 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanji in?Hingoli district (Basmath sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Karanji?69.6% (Census 2011)