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About New Karanje Village

New Karanje is a mid sized village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 326 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 883.57 hectares hectares.

New Karanje Overview

Census 2011 figures for New Karanje village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Area (hectares) 883.57 hectares
Population 665
Male Population 326
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How New Karanje compares

By the 2011 count New Karanje is the 90th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 883.57 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 934.

Getting to New Karanje

New Karanje is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for New Karanje 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 New Karanje from other places

New Karanje lies about 46 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Achirne, about 22 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 New Karanje
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Achirne 22 km
Nearest town Pachgaon 43 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 46 km

Villages closest to New Karanje

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Radhanagari 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 New Karanje

As per the Census of India 2011, New Karanje village had a population of 665. That makes it the 90th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

New Karanje village has 326 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, New Karanje has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

New Karanje covers 883.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

New Karanje falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to New Karanje is Achirne, about 22 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 New Karanje.

New Karanje is about 46 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

New Karanje is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 6.4 km away. Achirne is about 22 km away. Pachgaon is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phejiwade (under 2 km), Padali (4.6 km) and Radhanagari (6.4 km).

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

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