# Karanje Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/karanje/ Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg # Karanje Karanje is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,495 people in 420 households**, the 22nd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 1,495people (2011) - 420households - 78.1%literacy - 416601PIN code ## Karanje PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karanje is 416601.** Karanje falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416601 - Community development blockKankavli - Census village code566445 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? - Kankavli (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)32 km by road - Kankavli (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 Karanje? 15 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 · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kankavali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kankavali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phonda - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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? The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 90% of the 1,396 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,262 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, 98 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karanje · ■ Kankavli rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****96%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **18% Tap water ****81%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **84% Use banking services ****62%** **58% Television ****19%** **40% Mobile phone ****22%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****5%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****64%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **89% 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 · ■ Kankavli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **934 Working population ****33.8%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 70.5% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 89 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (21%) · **■** Household industry 18 (4%) · **■** Other work 59 (12%) · **■** Marginal 235 (46%) 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 Kankavli - Wargaon1,631 people - Humarat1,624 people - Dakshin Bajar Peth1,551 people - Tarandale1,538 people - Shidavne1,457 people - Uttargavthan1,445 people - Savdav1,440 people - Nagave1,438 people [All 105 villages in Kankavli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karanje?416601 - How far is Karanje from Oras Bk.?32 km by road - What is the population of Karanje?1,495 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanje in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Karanje?78.1% (Census 2011)