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About Karanjphen Village

Karanjphen is a mid sized village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,236, made up of 660 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanjphen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanjphen village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Pincode 416012
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 1,236
Male Population 660
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanjphen compares

By the 2011 count Karanjphen is the 59th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Karanjphen

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

Karanjphen lies about 35 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Achirne, about 32 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 Karanjphen
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Achirne 32 km
Nearest town Pachgaon 32 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 35 km

Villages closest to Karanjphen

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 Karanjphen

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanjphen village had a population of 1,236. That makes it the 59th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Karanjphen village has 660 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanjphen has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Karanjphen is 416012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanjphen covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karanjphen falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karanjphen is Achirne, about 32 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 Karanjphen.

Karanjphen is about 35 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanjphen is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 6.0 km away. Achirne is about 32 km away. Pachgaon is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudal (under 2 km), Gudalwadi (under 2 km) and Tarle Kasaba (2.2 km).

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

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