# Karanji Village, Himayatnagar, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/himayatnagar/karanji/ Village · Himayatnagar, Nanded # Karanji Karanji is a village in Himayatnagar sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,139 people in 223 households**, the 31st largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,139people (2011) - 223households - 70.2%literacy - 924females per 1,000 males ## Karanji PIN code and other codes Karanji falls in Himayatnagar sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockHimayatnagar - Census village code544433 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? - Himayatnagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)80 km by road - Hadgoan (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? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Karanji; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Himayatnagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Himayatnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 87% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 287 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, 66 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karanji · ■ Himayatnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **68% Toilet within the home ****36%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **73% Tap water ****0%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****65%** **43% Television ****31%** **22% Mobile phone ****72%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **42% Own their home ****89%** **94% 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 · ■ Himayatnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **935 Working population ****49.8%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 59.7% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 259 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (42%) · **■** Other work 57 (10%) · **■** Marginal 15 (3%) 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 Himayatnagar - Dabdari1,339 people - Shibadara1,251 people - Pardi1,237 people - Waghi1,198 people - Kawtha tanda1,127 people - Chinchordi1,126 people - Dudhad1,101 people - Wadgaon1,091 people [All 73 villages in Himayatnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/himayatnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karanji from Nanded?80 km by road - What is the population of Karanji?1,139 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanji in?Nanded district (Himayatnagar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Karanji?70.2% (Census 2011)