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About Karanjiya Village

Karanjiya is a mid sized village in Noamundi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 400 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanjiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanjiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Noamundi
Pincode 833203
Area (hectares) 547.07 hectares
Population 804
Male Population 400
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 35th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 547.07 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Karanjiya

Karanjiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karanjiya as Available within <5 km distance. 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 36 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dangoaposi, about 9.8 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
Nearest railway station Dangoaposi 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Noamundi 13 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 25 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 36 km

Villages closest to Karanjiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Noamundi 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 804. That makes it the 35th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Karanjiya village has 400 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanjiya has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Karanjiya is 833203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanjiya covers 547.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karanjiya falls under Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karanjiya is Dangoaposi, about 9.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karanjiya.

Karanjiya is about 36 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanjiya is in Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Dangoaposi is about 9.8 km away. Noamundi is about 13 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudahamsada (1.9 km), Gitikenda (3.2 km) and Sildauri (3.3 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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