# Karanji Village, Choudwar, Cuttack (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Choudwar, Cuttack 

# Karanji

Karanji is a village in Choudwar sub-district of Cuttack district, Odisha, PIN code **754022**. The 2011 Census counted **3,220 people in 672 households**, the 4th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 3,220people (2011)
- 672households
- 58.3%literacy
- 754022PIN code

## Karanji PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karanji is 754022.** Karanji falls in Choudwar sub-district, Cuttack district, Odisha.

- PIN code754022
- Gram panchayatSafa
- Community development blockTangi Choudwar
- Census village code399260

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?

- Choudwar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Cuttack (district HQ)35 km by road
- Choudwar (nearest town)22 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?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Karanji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Biswanakani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tangi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 32% of the 1,759 hectares of village land is sown, and 375 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, 18 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karanji · ■ Choudwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****15%**

**43%

Television ****10%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 · ■ Choudwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**952

Working population ****45.4%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 45.0% for women. 54% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 191 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (18%) · **■** Household industry 40 (3%) · **■** Other work 795 (54%) · **■** Marginal 180 (12%)

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 Choudwar

- Sankarpur4,441 people
- Agrahat4,014 people
- Similihanda3,494 people
- Kakhadi2,737 people
- Salagaon2,561 people
- Badasantarapur2,421 people
- Berhampur2,235 people

[All 60 villages in Choudwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/cuttack/choudwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karanji?754022
- How far is Karanji from Cuttack?35 km by road
- What is the population of Karanji?3,220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanji in?Cuttack district (Choudwar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Karanji?58.3% (Census 2011)
