About Karanji Village

Karanji is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 971, made up of 508 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 683 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanji village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Risod
Pincode	444505
Area (hectares)	683 hectares
Population	971
Male Population	508
Female Population	463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanji compares

By the 2011 count Karanji is the 72nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 683 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

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 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 Karanji from other places

Karanji lies about 15 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kata Road, about 12 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	Kata Road	12 km
District headquarters	Washim	15 km
Nearest town	Wāshīm	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Risod	31 km

Villages closest to Karanji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanji village had a population of 971. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Karanji village has 508 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanji has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Karanji is 444505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanji covers 683 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karanji falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karanji is Kata Road, about 12 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 Karanji.

Karanji is about 15 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanji is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Kata Road is about 12 km away. Washim is about 15 km away. Wāshīm is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.