# Karanjon Village, Vasai, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vasai, Thane 

# Karanjon

Karanjon is a village in Vasai sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,230 people in 248 households**, the 31st largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%.

- 1,230people (2011)
- 248households
- 61.2%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Karanjon PIN code and other codes

Karanjon falls in Vasai sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVasai
- Census village code552432

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

## How far is Karanjon from nearby towns?

- Vasai (sub-district HQ)81 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)78 km by road
- Virar (nearest town)21 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 Karanjon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Karanjon; 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
- ●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 · Chandeep
- ○Degree college10+ km · Virar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakpal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Karanjon known for?

The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 7% of the 1,441 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Karanjon

Of every 100 households in Karanjon in 2011, 71 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karanjon · ■ Vasai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**34%

Use banking services ****53%**

**71%

Television ****16%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**22%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****64%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**88%

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 Karanjon?

■ Karanjon · ■ Vasai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**76.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**980

Working population ****55.9%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 50.9% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 412 (60%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 268 (39%)

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 Vasai

- Patilgaon1,529 people
- Malaji Pada1,437 people
- Panju1,358 people
- Khardi1,293 people
- Majivali1,194 people
- Actan1,162 people
- Mori1,158 people
- Navasai1,131 people

[All 50 villages in Vasai](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vasai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karanjon from Thane?78 km by road
- What is the population of Karanjon?1,230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanjon in?Thane district (Vasai sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karanjon?61.2% (Census 2011)