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About Karanja Village

Karanja is a small village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 4 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanja village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832304
Area (hectares) 20.07 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 4
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,750
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karanja compares

By the 2011 count Karanja is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 20.07 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Karanja

The census records public bus service for Karanja as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalimati, Kamarigora, Kanimahuli and Kankrishol. 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 Karanja

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanja village had a population of 11. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Karanja village has 4 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanja has about 1750 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Karanja is 832304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanja covers 20.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karanja falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Karanja notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karanja.

Karanja is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum 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 Karanja today is likely to be higher.

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