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

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Karanjpada

Karanjpada is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,050 people in 216 households**, the 55th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,050people (2011)
- 216households
- 74.0%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Karanjpada PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552027

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

## How far is Karanjpada from nearby towns?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)62 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)24 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 Karanjpada?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Karanjpada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wada
- ○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)12 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 Karanjpada known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 71% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Karanjpada

Of every 100 households in Karanjpada in 2011, 61 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karanjpada · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**49%

Tap water ****82%**

**19%

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

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**74%

Use banking services ****68%**

**55%

Television ****28%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****35%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Karanjpada?

■ Karanjpada · ■ Vada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****721**

**968

Working population ****52.6%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 64.4% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (48%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 78 (14%)

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

- Mhaswal1,120 people
- Saparonde1,104 people
- Gunj1,102 people
- Vasuri Kh.1,053 people
- Bilavali1,042 people
- Chikhale1,038 people
- Vijapur1,012 people
- Parali1,003 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Karanjpada from Thane?62 km by road
- What is the population of Karanjpada?1,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanjpada in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karanjpada?74.0% (Census 2011)