# Karanja Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Karanja

Karanja is a village in Binpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **71 people in 13 households**, the 354th largest of 427 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 71people (2011)
- 13households
- 78.3%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karanja

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

■ Karanja · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****222**

**954

Working population ****22.5%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 70.6% for women. 14% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (12%) · **■** Other work 9 (56%) · **■** Marginal 4 (25%)

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 Binpur - I

- Derahari76 people
- Gushkadanga75 people
- Chakgariapur74 people
- Mangalapur72 people
- Nutandi71 people
- Bhepua70 people
- Jaypur70 people
- Kamladanga70 people

[All 553 villages in Binpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karanja?71 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanja in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karanja?78.3% (Census 2011)