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About Karanjia Village

Karanjia is a mid sized village in Harichandanpur tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 289 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanjia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanjia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Harichandanpur
Pincode 758028
Area (hectares) 330 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 289
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanjia compares

By the 2011 count Karanjia is the 50th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 330 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Karanjia

Karanjia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karanjia as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Karanjia from other places

Karanjia lies about 32 km from Kendujhar. 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 Karanjia
Tehsil headquarters Harichandanpur 11 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 32 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 32 km

Villages closest to Karanjia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanjia village had a population of 578. That makes it the 50th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Karanjia village has 289 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanjia has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Karanjia is 758028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanjia covers 330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karanjia falls under Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karanjia.

Karanjia is about 32 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanjia is in Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district. Harichandanpur is about 11 km away. Kendujhar is about 32 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalapata (under 2 km), Khuntapasi (under 2 km) and Kundalpani (1.7 km).

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

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