# Karanja Village, Marsaghai, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Marsaghai, Kendrapara 

# Karanja

Karanja is a village in Marsaghai sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754224**. The 2011 Census counted **3,137 people in 706 households**, the 5th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 3,137people (2011)
- 706households
- 79.1%literacy
- 754224PIN code

## Karanja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karanja is 754224.** Karanja falls in Marsaghai sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754224
- Gram panchayatKaranja
- Community development blockMahakalapada
- Census village code396924

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

## How far is Karanja from nearby towns?

- Marsaghai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kendrapara (nearest town)19 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 Karanja?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Karanja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 · Mohakalapada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kendrapara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marsaghai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Karanja known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and potato,bringle,banana**. About 59% of the 610 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Karanja

Of every 100 households in Karanja in 2011, 47 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karanja · ■ Marsaghai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**8%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****56%**

**65%

Television ****34%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Karanja?

■ Karanja · ■ Marsaghai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049**

**945

Working population ****29.8%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 73.1% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 409 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (6%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 189 (20%) · **■** Marginal 252 (27%)

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 Marsaghai

- Tikhiri4,685 people
- Silipur4,111 people
- Juna4,098 people
- Teragan3,309 people
- Patalipanka3,132 people
- Jadupur2,982 people
- Ostara2,596 people
- Jay chandrapur2,237 people

[All 90 villages in Marsaghai](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/marsaghai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karanja?754224
- How far is Karanja from Kendrapara?20 km by road
- What is the population of Karanja?3,137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanja in?Kendrapara district (Marsaghai sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Karanja?79.1% (Census 2011)