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About Karanji Village

Karanji is a large village in Bero tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,119, made up of 1,593 males and 1,526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanji village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bero
Pincode 835202
Area (hectares) 372 hectares
Population 3,119
Male Population 1,593
Female Population 1,526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanji compares

By the 2011 count Karanji is the 6th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents. Its 372 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Karanji

Karanji is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karanji 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karanji from other places

Karanji lies about 88 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Padma, about 18 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 Karanji
Nearest railway station Padma 18 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bero 23 km
District headquarters Ranchi 88 km

Villages closest to Karanji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanji village had a population of 3,119. That makes it the 6th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents.

Karanji village has 1,593 males and 1,526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanji has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Karanji is 835202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanji covers 372 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karanji falls under Bero tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karanji is Padma, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Karanji.

Karanji is about 88 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanji is in Bero tehsil of Ranchi district. Padma is about 18 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 20 km away. Bero is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamkara (under 2 km), Singarsarai (under 2 km) and Darsita (4.0 km).

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

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