# Karanji Village, Kinwat, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kinwat, Nanded 

# Karanji

Karanji is a village in Kinwat sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **348 people in 75 households**, the 168th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 348people (2011)
- 75households
- 78.0%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Karanji PIN code and other codes

Karanji falls in Kinwat sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKinwat
- Census village code544357

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?

- Kinwat (sub-district HQ)95 km by road
- Nanded (district HQ)109 km by road
- Kinwat (nearest town)95 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?

7 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 · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Islapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kinwat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Karanji known for?

The main crops are **cotton, jowar and paddy**. About 54% of the 598 hectares of village land is sown, and 322 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, 15 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karanji · ■ Kinwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****79%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**25%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****15%**

**35%

Television ****21%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**45%

Own their home ****67%**

**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 · ■ Kinwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**948

Working population ****32.8%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 66.5% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (54%) · **■** Other work 14 (12%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Kinwat

- Phulenagar365 people
- Navargaon357 people
- Vyankatramnaik Tanda352 people
- Kupti Kh349 people
- Bellori329 people
- Dhanora318 people
- Navakheda286 people
- Singoda244 people

[All 189 villages in Kinwat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/kinwat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karanji from Nanded?109 km by road
- What is the population of Karanji?348 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanji in?Nanded district (Kinwat sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karanji?78.0% (Census 2011)