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About Karjan Village

Karjan is a large village in Kamrej tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,602, made up of 1,283 males and 1,319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1228.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karjan village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Kamrej
Pincode 394155
Area (hectares) 1228.86 hectares
Population 2,602
Male Population 1,283
Female Population 1,319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karjan compares

By the 2011 count Karjan is the 17th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,644 residents. Its 1228.86 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Karjan

Karjan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karjan 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karjan from other places

Karjan lies about 22 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Kudsad, about 12 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 Karjan
Tehsil headquarters Kamrej 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Kudsad 12 km
Nearest town Kadodara 17 km
District headquarters Surat 22 km

Villages closest to Karjan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamrej 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 Karjan

As per the Census of India 2011, Karjan village had a population of 2,602. That makes it the 17th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,644 residents.

Karjan village has 1,283 males and 1,319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karjan has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Karjan is 394155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karjan covers 1228.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karjan falls under Kamrej tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Karjan is Kudsad, about 12 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karjan.

Karjan is about 22 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karjan is in Kamrej tehsil of Surat district. Kamrej is about 4.5 km away. Kudsad is about 12 km away. Kadodara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghala (3.0 km), Kamrej (4.5 km) and Amboli (6.4 km).

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

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