# New Karanje Village, Radhanagari, Kolhapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Radhanagari, Kolhapur 

# New Karanje

New Karanje is a village in Radhanagari sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **665 people in 174 households**, the 91st largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 665people (2011)
- 174households
- 89.0%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## New Karanje PIN code and other codes

New Karanje falls in Radhanagari sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRadhanagari
- Census village code567634

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

## How far is New Karanje from nearby towns?

- Radhanagari (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Kolhapur (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 New Karanje?

11 services counted by the Census are inside New Karanje; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Radhanagari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Radhanagari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Radhanagari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 New Karanje known for?

About 14% of the 884 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 New Karanje

Of every 100 households in New Karanje in 2011, 98 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ New Karanje · ■ Radhanagari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****85%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**73%

Use banking services ****92%**

**89%

Television ****9%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****66%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 New Karanje?

■ New Karanje · ■ Radhanagari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**832

Working population ****57.9%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 83.6% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 256 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (12%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 57 (15%) · **■** Marginal 20 (5%)

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 Radhanagari

- Mangewadi711 people
- Waghawade702 people
- Manewadi690 people
- Patpanhala671 people
- Gotewadi664 people
- Pimpalwadi632 people
- Helewadi631 people
- Gawathanwadi624 people

[All 114 villages in Radhanagari](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/radhanagari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is New Karanje from Kolhapur?55 km by road
- What is the population of New Karanje?665 (Census 2011)
- Which district is New Karanje in?Kolhapur district (Radhanagari sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of New Karanje?89.0% (Census 2011)