# Kherda Pr. Karanja Village, Karanja, Washim (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/kherda-pr-karanja/ Village · Karanja, Washim # Kherda Pr. Karanja Kherda Pr. Karanja is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,307 people in 323 households**, the 34th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 1,307people (2011) - 323households - 87.1%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Kherda Pr. Karanja PIN code and other codes Kherda Pr. Karanja falls in Karanja sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKaranja - Census village code530944 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kherda Pr. Karanja from nearby towns? - Karanja (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Washim (district HQ)70 km by road - Karanja (nearest town)9 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 Kherda Pr. Karanja? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kherda Pr. Karanja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karanja - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karanja - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karanja - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kherda Pr. Karanja known for? About 80% of the 642 hectares of village land is sown, and 465 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 Kherda Pr. Karanja Of every 100 households in Kherda Pr. Karanja in 2011, 71 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kherda Pr. Karanja · ■ Karanja rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **76% Toilet within the home ****44%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **57% Tap water ****53%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **90% Use banking services ****57%** **62% Television ****44%** **34% Mobile phone ****39%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **42% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Kherda Pr. Karanja? ■ Kherda Pr. Karanja · ■ Karanja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866** **926 Working population ****47.5%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 82.5% for women. 59% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 105 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 369 (59%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 126 (20%) 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 Karanja - Shevti1,382 people - Belkhed1,377 people - Hiwara1,348 people - Ladegaon1,317 people - Koli1,289 people - Akhatwada1,284 people - Vilegaon1,280 people - Kakadshivni1,257 people [All 167 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kherda Pr. Karanja from Washim?70 km by road - What is the population of Kherda Pr. Karanja?1,307 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kherda Pr. Karanja in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kherda Pr. Karanja?87.1% (Census 2011)