About Karanj Village

Karanj is a mid sized village in Olpad tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,637, made up of 840 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanj village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Surat
Tehsil	Olpad
Pincode	394110
Area (hectares)	468.39 hectares
Population	1,637
Male Population	840
Female Population	797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanj compares

By the 2011 count Karanj is the 29th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 468.39 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Karanj

Karanj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karanj 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 Karanj from other places

Karanj lies about 29 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Bhesan, about 24 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 Karanj
Tehsil headquarters	Olpad	12 km
Nearest railway station	Bhesan	24 km
Nearest town	Tarsadi	29 km
District headquarters	Surat	29 km

Villages closest to Karanj

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

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Common questions about Karanj

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanj village had a population of 1,637. That makes it the 29th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Karanj village has 840 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanj has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Karanj is 394110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanj covers 468.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karanj falls under Olpad tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Karanj is Bhesan, about 24 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 Karanj.

Karanj is about 29 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanj is in Olpad tehsil of Surat district. Olpad is about 12 km away. Bhesan is about 24 km away. Tarsadi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.