Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur
# Karanji

Karanji is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 682 people in 133 households, the 73rd largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.
- 682 people (2011)
- 133 households
- 74.0% literacy
- 889 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karanji

Of every 100 households in Karanji in 2011, 87 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karanji · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 53%
- Toilet within the home 28% 32%
- No toilet (open defecation) 72% 66%
- Tap water 100% 29%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 93%
- Use banking services 16% 32%
- Television 26% 21%
- Mobile phone 42% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 5% 20%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Karanji?

■ Karanji · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.0% 78.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 889 948
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 791 950
- Working population 34.8% 39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 64.1% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 13 (5%) · ■ Marginal 222 (94%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chandrakona - I
- Gangcha 761 people
- Bamnia 738 people
- Jamira 703 people
- Doyan 695 people
- Guchure 680 people
- Harinarayanpur 664 people
- Kamarberya 645 people
- Bhobla 634 people

All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I

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## Quick answers
- What is the population of Karanji? 682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanji in? Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karanji? 74.0% (Census 2011)

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