About Karanj Village

Karanj is a mid sized village in Jalgaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,261, made up of 657 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Tehsil	Jalgaon
Pincode	425002
Area (hectares)	543.42 hectares
Population	1,261
Male Population	657
Female Population	604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
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 45th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 543.42 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 912.

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 21 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paldhi, about 16 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	Paldhi	16 km
Nearest town	Chopda	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalgaon	21 km

Villages closest to Karanj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalgaon 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 1,261. That makes it the 45th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Karanj village has 657 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanj has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Karanj is 425002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanj covers 543.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karanj falls under Jalgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karanj is Paldhi, about 16 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 21 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanj is in Jalgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Paldhi is about 16 km away. Chopda is about 18 km away. Jalgaon is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.