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About Karanja Village

Karanja is a mid sized village in Habibpur tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 880, made up of 419 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Habibpur
Pincode 732122
Area (hectares) 169.54 hectares
Population 880
Male Population 419
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanja compares

By the 2011 count Karanja is the 67th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 169.54 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Karanja

Karanja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karanja as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalmegha, Kalna, Kalpechi and Kanchana. 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 880. That makes it the 67th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Karanja village has 419 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanja has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Karanja is 732122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanja covers 169.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karanja falls under Habibpur tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karanja.

Karanja is in Habibpur tehsil of Maldah 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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