Karanja Population, Caste, Working Data Wardha, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Karanja is a village situated in Karanja taluka of Wardha district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 3,174 families residing in the village Karanja. The total population of Karanja is 13,369 out of which 6,778 are males and 6,591 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karanja is 972.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Karanja village is 1428 which is 11% of the total population. There are 743 male children and 685 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karanja is 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (972) of Karanja village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karanja is 90.8%. Thus Karanja village has a higher literacy rate compared to 78.4% of Wardha district. The male literacy rate is 94.32% and the female literacy rate is 87.15% in Karanja village.

Population
13,369
Families
3,174
Literacy
90.77%
Sex Ratio
972

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Karanja village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Karanja Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Karanja village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,428 743 685
Literacy 90.77% 94.32% 87.15%
Scheduled Caste 804 416 388
Scheduled Tribe 331 172 159
Illiterate 2,530 1,086 1,444

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.5% of total population in Karanja village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Karanja village out of total population, 5,125 were engaged in work activities. 87.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,125 workers engaged in Main Work, 898 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,610 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,487 3,485 1,002
Cultivators 898 744 154
Agriculture Labourer 1,610 1,072 538
Household Industries 159 128 31
Other Workers 1,820 1,541 279
Marginal Workers 638 251 387
Non Working 8,244 3,042 5,202

Map of Karanja, Wardha, Maharashtra


Nearby Villages to Karanja, Karanja

Below are the list of villages near Karanja village in Karanja.

Village Population
Godhani 99
Chandewani 924
Nara 3,462
Nagalwadi 120
Ajanadevi 654
Thanegaon 2,908
Waghoda 951
Bihadi 1,032
Morshi 663
Madani 385

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