# Karanje Village, Poladpur, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Poladpur, Raigarh 

# Karanje

Karanje is a village in Poladpur sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra, PIN code **402303**. The 2011 Census counted **690 people in 185 households**, the 13th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 690people (2011)
- 185households
- 71.6%literacy
- 402303PIN code

## Karanje PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karanje is 402303.** Karanje falls in Poladpur sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code402303
- Community development blockPoladpur
- Census village code555187

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

## How far is Karanje from nearby towns?

- Poladpur (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)163 km by road
- Mahad (nearest town)35 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 Karanje?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Poladpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Poladpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 and canal / river
- 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 Karanje known for?

About 3% of the 1,084 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Karanje

Of every 100 households in Karanje in 2011, 86 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karanje · ■ Poladpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**42%

Tap water ****27%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**35%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****36%**

**55%

Television ****21%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Karanje?

■ Karanje · ■ Poladpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1240**

**1124

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1438**

**975

Working population ****51.9%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 61.9% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 330 (92%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%)

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 Poladpur

- Turbhe Kh.852 people
- Wazarwadi799 people
- Sawad705 people
- Wave702 people
- Turbhe Bk.678 people
- Parle649 people
- Dharwali630 people
- Kotwal Bk.630 people

[All 86 villages in Poladpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/poladpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karanje?402303
- How far is Karanje from Alibag?163 km by road
- What is the population of Karanje?690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanje in?Raigarh district (Poladpur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karanje?71.6% (Census 2011)