Gram panchayat · Mahakalapada block · Kendrapara
Karanja gram panchayat
Karanja is a gram panchayat (village council) in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 4,294 people in 967 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Mahakalapada assembly constituency and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 4,294
- Literacy
- 80.9%
- Area
- 8.7 km²
- LGD code
- 119137
Villages of Karanja
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karanja | 706 | 3,137 | 79.1% | 24% | 0% |
| Gobardhanpur | 132 | 599 | 84.7% | 8% | 0% |
| Gokhapada | 129 | 558 | 86.6% | 26% | 0% |
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 Karanja
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,294
- 2,146 male · 2,148 female
- Households
- 967
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.9%
- about the same as Mahakalapada block's villages (81.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,001
- above Mahakalapada block's villages (969)
- Children aged 0–6
- 440
- 10.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,309
- 30.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 945 (22.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,309 workers did
- Cultivators544 (41.6%)
- Agricultural labourers148 (11.3%)
- Household industry31 (2.4%)
- Other work266 (20.3%)
- Marginal workers320 (24.4%)
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 Karanja
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 9 km², 60% of it sown with crops and 3% 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) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat0 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), Pulses (2), Potato (1), Brinjal,Potato (1), Ground Nuts (1), Potato,Bringle,Banana (1).
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 Mahakalapada block
- Alailo
- Ameipal
- Badakul
- Badihi
- Balipal
- Baradanga
- Barakandha
- Batighara
- Baulakani
- Bijayanagar
- Deulapada
- Gadaromita
- Gogua
- Jadupur
- Jamboo
- Jayachandrapur
- Kansarabadadandua
- Kharinasi
- Khursia
- Lanjura
- Mahakalapada
- Mangalapur
- Patalipanka
- Petchhela(B.b Colony)
- Rajgarh
- Ramanagar
- Suniti
- Teragan
- Tihiri
- Tikarapanga
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Karanja? Share it with us.