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About Karanja Village

Karanja is a small village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 35 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 38.13 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 35
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 317th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 38.13 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

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 <5 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 Kansina, Kantapahari, Kaoamari and Kapashu. 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 71. That makes it the 317th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Karanja village has 35 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanja has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Karanja is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanja covers 38.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karanja falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karanja.

Karanja is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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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