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About Karanje Village

Karanje is a mid sized village in Bhor tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 420 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanje village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Bhor
Pincode 412206
Area (hectares) 348.2 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 420
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanje compares

By the 2011 count Karanje is the 75th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 867 residents. Its 348.2 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1001.

Getting to Karanje

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

Karanje lies about 67 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 18 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 Karanje
Nearest railway station Karanjadi 18 km
Nearest town Mahād 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhor 34 km
District headquarters Pune 67 km

Villages closest to Karanje

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanje village had a population of 822. That makes it the 75th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 867 residents.

Karanje village has 420 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanje has about 957 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Karanje is 412206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanje covers 348.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karanje falls under Bhor tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karanje is Karanjadi, about 18 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 Karanje.

Karanje is about 67 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanje is in Bhor tehsil of Pune district. Karanjadi is about 18 km away. Mahād is about 21 km away. Bhor is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranje (under 2 km), Nanavale (5.2 km) and Kudali Kh (13 km).

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

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