# Karanje Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Karanje

Karanje is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **601 people in 147 households**, the 104th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 601people (2011)
- 147households
- 54.0%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Karanje PIN code and other codes

Karanje falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552062

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?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)69 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)41 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?

8 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 · 1 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Wada
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 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**. About 39% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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, 46 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karanje · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**74%

Use banking services ****44%**

**55%

Television ****19%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

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

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 · ■ Vada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**968

Working population ****63.4%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 39.6% for women. 68% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (31%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 99 (26%) · **■** Marginal 27 (7%)

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 Vada

- Akhada630 people
- Alman630 people
- Avandhe629 people
- Kasghar603 people
- Dongaste600 people
- Ambhai596 people
- Asnas596 people
- Jale582 people

[All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karanje from Thane?69 km by road
- What is the population of Karanje?601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanje in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karanje?54.0% (Census 2011)