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About Karanji Village

Karanji is a large village in Manwath tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,241, made up of 1,141 males and 1,100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1438 hectares hectares.

Karanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanji village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Manwath
Area (hectares) 1438 hectares
Population 2,241
Male Population 1,141
Female Population 1,100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karanji compares

By the 2011 count Karanji is the 10th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 1438 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Karanji

Karanji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karanji 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 5 - 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 30 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Dhengli Pimpalgaon, about 3.1 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 Dhengli Pimpalgaon 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Manwath 7.2 km
District headquarters Parbhani 30 km

Villages closest to Karanji

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manwath 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 2,241. That makes it the 10th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Karanji village has 1,141 males and 1,100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanji has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Karanji covers 1438 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karanji falls under Manwath tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karanji is Dhengli Pimpalgaon, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Karanji.

Karanji is about 30 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanji is in Manwath tehsil of Parbhani district. Dhengli Pimpalgaon is about 3.1 km away. Manwath is about 7.2 km away. Parbhani is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharba (2.3 km), Manoli (3.9 km) and Rudhi (4.7 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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