# Karanji Village, Umarkhed, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Umarkhed, Yavatmal 

# Karanji

Karanji is a village in Umarkhed sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,401 people in 330 households**, the 53rd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 1,401people (2011)
- 330households
- 82.1%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Karanji PIN code and other codes

Karanji falls in Umarkhed sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockUmarkhed
- Census village code543059

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

## How far is Karanji from nearby towns?

- Umarkhed (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)135 km by road
- Umarkhed (nearest town)23 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 Karanji?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Karanji; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Danki
- ○Degree college10+ km · Umerkhed
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umerkhed
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water, 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 Karanji known for?

About 88% of the 843 hectares of village land is sown, and 576 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 Karanji

Of every 100 households in Karanji in 2011, 49 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karanji · ■ Umarkhed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**77%

Tap water ****9%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****46%**

**56%

Television ****24%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**44%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Karanji?

■ Karanji · ■ Umarkhed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**914

Working population ****59.9%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 74.0% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 464 (55%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (10%) · **■** Marginal 123 (15%)

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 Umarkhed

- Chincholi Sangam1,524 people
- Dindala1,516 people
- Takali1,487 people
- Manyali1,480 people
- Chikhali1,392 people
- Kalambula1,368 people
- Pimpri Diwat1,339 people
- Navin Waltur1,337 people

[All 157 villages in Umarkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/umarkhed/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karanji from Yavatmal?135 km by road
- What is the population of Karanji?1,401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanji in?Yavatmal district (Umarkhed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karanji?82.1% (Census 2011)