# Karanji, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Karanji

Karanji is a village in [Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 71 households**, the 143rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 298people (2011)
- 71households
- 71.6%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karanji

Of every 100 households in Karanji in 2011, 96 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karanji · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****83%**

**62%

Television ****16%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Karanji?

■ Karanji · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**963

Working population ****35.6%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 58.6% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 33 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (22%) · **■** Marginal 48 (45%)

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 Dantan - I

- Parajbhetia332 people
- Kundupara331 people
- Panchrol326 people
- Paikbar316 people
- Kismat Palasia283 people
- Saripur277 people
- Chorpalia269 people
- Jethia267 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karanji?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanji in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karanji?71.6% (Census 2011)