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About Karanjgaon Village

Karanjgaon is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 624 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558 hectares hectares.

Karanjgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanjgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 558 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 624
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanjgaon compares

By the 2011 count Karanjgaon is the 50th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 558 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Karanjgaon

Karanjgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karanjgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Karanjgaon from other places

Karanjgaon lies about 88 km from Kolhapur. 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 Karanjgaon
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 7.9 km
Nearest town Belagavi 28 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 88 km

Villages closest to Karanjgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanjgaon village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 50th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Karanjgaon village has 624 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanjgaon has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Karanjgaon covers 558 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karanjgaon falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Karanjgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karanjgaon.

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

Karanjgaon is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 7.9 km away. Belagavi is about 28 km away. Kolhapur is about 88 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konewadi (1.6 km), Belebhat (2.1 km) and Hallarwadi (2.2 km).

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

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