# Karanji Bk Village, Nawapur, Nandurbar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Nawapur, Nandurbar 

# Karanji Bk

Karanji Bk is a village in Nawapur sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,453 people in 612 households**, the 18th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 2,453people (2011)
- 612households
- 53.8%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Karanji Bk PIN code and other codes

Karanji Bk falls in Nawapur sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNawapur
- Census village code525939

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

## How far is Karanji Bk from nearby towns?

- Nawapur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)57 km by road
- Nawapur (nearest town)14 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 Bk?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Karanji Bk; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nandurbar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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)10 h summer · 12 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 Bk known for?

The main crops are **rice and cotton**. About 95% of the 846 hectares of village land is sown, and 600 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 Bk

Of every 100 households in Karanji Bk in 2011, 91 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karanji Bk · ■ Nawapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**67%

Tap water ****70%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**96%

Use banking services ****60%**

**34%

Television ****15%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**65%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Bk?

■ Karanji Bk · ■ Nawapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**972

Working population ****62.3%**

**58.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 46.8% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,034 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 374 (24%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (5%) · **■** Marginal 37 (2%)

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 Nawapur

- Khadki2,752 people
- Suli2,698 people
- Gadad2,671 people
- Shegave2,486 people
- Pangaran2,425 people
- Raingan2,401 people
- Bhardu2,322 people
- Shehi2,309 people

[All 161 villages in Nawapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nawapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karanji Bk from Nandurbar?57 km by road
- What is the population of Karanji Bk?2,453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanji Bk in?Nandurbar district (Nawapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karanji Bk?53.8% (Census 2011)
