Gram panchayat · Tangi Choudwar block · Cuttack
Karanji gram panchayat
Karanji is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tangi Choudwar block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 5,801 people in 1,232 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Choudwar-Cuttack assembly constituency and the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 5,801
- Literacy
- 54.2%
- Area
- 28.3 km²
- LGD code
- 275450
Villages of Karanji
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karanji | 672 | 3,220 | 58.3% | 3% | 66% |
| Badakusunpur | 475 | 2,230 | 47.0% | 1% | 62% |
| Haripur | 85 | 351 | 61.7% | 0% | 97% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Karanji
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,801
- 2,998 male · 2,803 female
- Households
- 1,232
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 54.2%
- below Tangi Choudwar block's villages (81.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 935
- below Tangi Choudwar block's villages (956)
- Children aged 0–6
- 906
- 15.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,794
- 48.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 98 (1.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,834 (66.1%)
What the 2,794 workers did
- Cultivators294 (10.5%)
- Agricultural labourers578 (20.7%)
- Household industry45 (1.6%)
- Other work1,335 (47.8%)
- Marginal workers542 (19.4%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Karanji
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 28 km², 34% of it sown with crops and 19% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school1 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Vegetables (2).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Tangi Choudwar block
- Agrahat
- Badasamantarapur
- Banipada
- Bhatimunda
- Bramhapur
- Garudagaon
- Govindapur
- Harianta
- Indranipatna
- Jaripada
- Kakhadi
- Kanheipur
- Kayalpada
- Kotasahi
- Magura Dhanmandal
- Mahisalanda
- Mangarajpur
- Nakhara
- Napanga
- Safa
- Salagaon
- Sankarpur
- Uchapada
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Karanji? Share it with us.