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Revenue village·Himayatnagar taluka·Nanded

Karanji

Himayatnagar mandal
Pincode 431802
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Puttewad Vanita Balaji
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LGD code
544433
Pincode
431802
Post office
Himayatnagar
Population
1,139
Households
223
Literacy rate
59.7%
Sex ratio
924 ♀/1000♂
Workers
567
Distance to district centre
57 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Mumbai
531 km
Distance to Hyderabad
262 km
Nearest railway station
Himayatnagar · 29 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Gaikwad Life Care Hospital · 18 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Karanji compares

By population, Karanji ranks #31 of 68 villages in Himayatnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.7%
−2.2% vs mandal average
Karanji
59.7%
Himayatnagar mandal
61.9%
Nanded district
65.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
924
−24 vs mandal average
Karanji
924
Himayatnagar mandal
948
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
Karanji
5.1
Himayatnagar mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Karanji at a glance

Karanji is a village of 1,139 people in 223 households (Census 2011) in Himayatnagar taluka, Nanded district, Maharashtra, the 31st-largest of 68 villages in Himayatnagar taluka. Literacy is 60%, 2 points below the taluka average of 62% and the sex ratio is 924 women per 1,000 men. It lies 57 km from the Nanded district centre, 28 km from Himayatnagar, the nearest town, 29 km from Himayatnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431802, served by Himayatnagar post office; the LGD village code is 544433. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gaikwad Life Care Hospital, 18 km away. The sarpanch is Puttewad Vanita Balaji, and the village votes in Umarkhed assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kisan Maroti Wankhede. The population is estimated at 2,428 in 2026, up 113% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Karanji

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Karanji · this village1,13960%
Narali · Umarkhed2,35866%0 km N
Wai · Himayatnagar30249%2 km N
Wasi · Himayatnagar1,38863%2 km N
Waghi · Himayatnagar1,19867%2 km N
Fulsawangi · Mahagaon8,47568%5.6 km NW
Shivur · Mahur30862%6.6 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karanji

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
2
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
Hadgoan
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
80
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
343
Irrigated area (ha)
287
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Karanji

LGD code
544433
Pincode
431802
Post office
Himayatnagar
Population (Census 2011)
1,139
Population (projected 2026)
2,428
Households
223
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
924
Literacy rate
59.7%
Coordinates
19.67714°N, 77.89922°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Hingoli
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Umarkhed
Member of Parliament
Nagesh Aashtikar Patil
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kisan Maroti Wankhede
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Puttewad Vanita Balaji
Block / Mandal
Himayatnagar
Getting there

How to reach Karanji

Mandal centre
Himayatnagar · ≈ 3.0 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nanded · ≈ 57 km
≈ 1 h 57 min by car · 2 h 19 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 20,285 people
Himayatnagar · ≈ 28 km
≈ 57 min by car · 1 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai531 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad262 km
  • Bengaluru746 km
  • Chennai776 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationHimayatnagar29 km
  • Hospital / PHCGaikwad Life Care Hospital18 km
  • ATM / banksuwas36 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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