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About Karanta Village

Karanta is a large village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,131, made up of 1,593 males and 1,538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanta village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 389230
Area (hectares) 593.04 hectares
Population 3,131
Male Population 1,593
Female Population 1,538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanta compares

By the 2011 count Karanta is the 5th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,119 residents. Its 593.04 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 968.

Getting to Karanta

Karanta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karanta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jher, Kakari Mahudi, Kala Khetra and Kanesar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanta village had a population of 3,131. That makes it the 5th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,119 residents.

Karanta village has 1,593 males and 1,538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanta has about 965 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 968.

The pincode recorded for Karanta is 389230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanta covers 593.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karanta falls under Khanpur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The census record for Karanta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karanta.

Karanta is in Khanpur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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