About Karanja Village

Karanja is one of the larger villages in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,369, made up of 6,778 males and 6,591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1886.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanja village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Wardha
Tehsil	Karanja
Pincode	442203
Area (hectares)	1886.92 hectares
Population	13,369
Male Population	6,778
Female Population	6,591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanja compares

By the 2011 count Karanja is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 955 residents. Its 1886.92 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Karanja

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

Karanja lies about 119 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Karanja Town, about under 2 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 Karanja
Nearest town	Kāranja	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Karanja Town	under 2 km
District headquarters	Wardha	119 km

Villages closest to Karanja

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

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Common questions about Karanja

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanja village had a population of 13,369. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 955 residents.

Karanja village has 6,778 males and 6,591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanja has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Karanja is 442203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanja covers 1886.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karanja falls under Karanja tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karanja is Karanja Town, about under 2 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 village for Karanja.

Karanja is about 119 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanja is in Karanja tehsil of Wardha district. Kāranja is about under 2 km away. Karanja Town is about under 2 km away. Wardha is about 119 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.