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About Karanji Village

Karanji is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,141, made up of 570 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanji village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 157.08 hectares
Population 1,141
Male Population 570
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karanji compares

By the 2011 count Karanji is the 43rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 157.08 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Karanji

Karanji is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karanji 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kandarapur Sanniyasi Bar, Kandarpapur, Kantai and Kanurautbar. 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 Karanji

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanji village had a population of 1,141. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Karanji village has 570 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanji has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Karanji is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanji covers 157.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karanji falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karanji notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Karanji.

Karanji is in Contai I tehsil of Purba 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 Karanji today is likely to be higher.

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