About Karanj Village

Karanj is a large village in Mandvi tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,878, made up of 1,372 males and 1,506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.45 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	Mandvi
Pincode	394110
Area (hectares)	468.45 hectares
Population	2,878
Male Population	1,372
Female Population	1,506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,098
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 9th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents. Its 468.45 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

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 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 Karanj
Nearest railway station	Kudsad	12 km
Nearest town	Kadodara	17 km
District headquarters	Surat	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mandvi	31 km

Villages closest to Karanj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandvi 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 2,878. That makes it the 9th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents.

Karanj village has 1,372 males and 1,506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanj has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

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

Karanj covers 468.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karanj falls under Mandvi tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Karanj 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 Karanj.

Karanj 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.

Karanj is in Mandvi tehsil of Surat district. Kudsad is about 12 km away. Kadodara is about 17 km away. Surat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.