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About Karanja Village

Karanja is a mid sized village in Baliapal tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 908 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756083, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanja village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Baliapal
Pincode 756083
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 1,771
Male Population 908
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanja compares

By the 2011 count Karanja is the 23rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 994 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 7.7 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 959.

Getting to Karanja

Karanja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karanja as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalasimili, Kalasimuli, Kaligora and Kanhupentha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karanja

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanja village had a population of 1,771. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 994 residents.

Karanja village has 908 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanja has about 950 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Karanja is 756083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanja covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karanja falls under Baliapal tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The census record for Karanja notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karanja.

Karanja is in Baliapal tehsil of Baleshwar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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