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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kavita Ramchandre wanole
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- LGD code
- 544357
- Pincode
- 431803
- Post office
- Islapur
- Population
- 348
- Households
- 75
- Literacy rate
- 68.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1047 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 114
Census 2011 · in context
How Karanji Islampur compares
By population, Karanji Islampur ranks #158 of 178 villages in Kinwat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.1%
+5.4% vs mandal average
Karanji Islampur68.1%
Kinwat mandal62.7%
Nanded district65.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,047
+79 vs mandal average
Karanji Islampur1,047
Kinwat mandal968
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
Karanji Islampur4.6
Kinwat mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karanji Islampur at a glance
Karanji Islampur is a village of 348 people in 75 households (Census 2011) in Kinwat taluka, Nanded district, Maharashtra, the 158th-largest of 178 villages in Kinwat taluka. Literacy is 68%, 5 points above the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,047 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 431803, served by Islapur post office; the LGD village code is 544357. The sarpanch is Kavita Ramchandre wanole, and the village votes in Arni assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raju Narayan Todsam. The population is estimated at 410 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Karanji (E) →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karanji Islampur · this village | 348 | 68% | — |
| Hudi (Islapur) · Kinwat | 747 | 64% | — |
| Hudi (D) · Kinwat | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karanji Islampur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kinwat
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 95
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 109
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 95
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 598.49
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 322.28
- Forest area (ha)
- 224.72
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karanji Islampur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karanji Islampur
- LGD code
- 544357
- Pincode
- 431803
- Post office
- Islapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 348
- Population (projected 2026)
- 410
- Households
- 75
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1047
- Literacy rate
- 68.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chandrapur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arni
- Member of Parliament
- Pratibha Dhanorkar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Raju Narayan Todsam
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Kavita Ramchandre wanole
- Block / Mandal
- Kinwat
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 431803
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Karanji Islampur
Other villages in Kinwat mandal
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- Bodhadi Kh
- Sarkhani
- Chikhali (Bk)
- Daheli
- Jaldhara
- Mandva (Kinwat)
- Umri
- Mohpur
- Apparaopeth
- Nichpur
- Malborgaon
- Sindgi Kinvat
- Ghoti
- Paroti Tanda
- Patoda Chikhali
- Ambadi
- Kosmet
- Khambala
- Bhisi
- Jawarla
- Bellori (Dha)
- Lingi
- Dhawaji Tanda
- Kolhari
- Pardi Kh.
- Kothari Sindkhed
- Nandgaon Tanda
- Patoda Bk.
- Kopara
- Rajgad Tanda
- Palshi
- Bendi Tanda
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-15
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)