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About Karanjiya Village

Karanjiya is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 305 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanjiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanjiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 251.52 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 305
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanjiya compares

By the 2011 count Karanjiya is the 128th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 251.52 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Karanjiya

Karanjiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karanjiya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karanjiya from other places

Karanjiya lies about 76 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karanjiya
Tehsil headquarters Bemetara 14 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 14 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 26 km
District headquarters Durg 76 km

Villages closest to Karanjiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bemetara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karanjiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanjiya village had a population of 609. That makes it the 128th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Karanjiya village has 305 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanjiya has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Karanjiya is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanjiya covers 251.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karanjiya falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karanjiya is Hathbandh, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karanjiya.

Karanjiya is about 76 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanjiya is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 14 km away. Bemetāra is about 14 km away. Hathbandh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birampur (under 2 km), Bitkuli (under 2 km) and Bhansuli (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karanjiya today is likely to be higher.

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