# Karanji Village, Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Karanji

Karanji is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **283 people in 56 households**, the 176th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 283people (2011)
- 56households
- 65.6%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karanji

Of every 100 households in Karanji in 2011, 39 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karanji · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**54%

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

**19%

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

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****96%**

**70%

Television ****9%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**14%

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 Karanji?

■ Karanji · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**954

Working population ****54.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 59.5% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (83%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Garbeta - II

- Bhalukkhulia287 people
- Patasol287 people
- Bankisol286 people
- Jungalbarikupageria285 people
- Jaypur282 people
- Amlachati279 people
- Hatibari277 people
- Kankdaha275 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karanji?283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanji in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karanji?65.6% (Census 2011)