Karanji, Amgaon, Gondia, Maharashtra, India

Content updated on October 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Karanji


The village Karanji is located in Amgaon Tahsil of Gondia District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Amgaon Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gondiya, which is about 23 kilometers away from Karanji.

Travel and Communication for Karanji


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Karanji,
Gondia,
Maharashtra, India
PIN - 441902

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karanji


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Karanji is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Karanji is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Karanji


As per available data from the year 2009, 2520 persons live in 536 house holds in the village Karanji. There are 1248 female individuals and 1272 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.52% and males constitute 50.48% of the total population.

There are 233 scheduled castes persons of which 111 are females and 122 are males. Females constitute 47.64% and males constitute 52.36% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 9.25% of the total population.

There are 153 scheduled tribes persons of which 72 are females and 81 are males. Females constitute 47.06% and males constitute 52.94% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 6.07% of the total population.

Population density of Karanji is 395.6 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karanji


Maps, reports and datasets of Karanji on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Karanji is 637 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 473 ha. About 385 ha is un-irrigated area. About 88 ha is irrigated area. About 336 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 7 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 40 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 2 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 9.79 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 68.68 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 0.96 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 34.12 ha is culturable waste land. About 43.6 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 6.85 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Karanji


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Karanji.

There is a government primary school in the village Karanji.

There is a government middle school in the village Karanji.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government secondary school in Katuli, which is less than 5 kms away from Karanji.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Kalimari, which is 5-10 kms away from Karanji.

Colleges in Karanji


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Amgaon, which is more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Gondiya, which is more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Nagpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Nagpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Amgaon, which is more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

Other Educational Facilities in Karanji


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Amgaon, which is more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Nagpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Nagpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

Healthcare Facilities in Karanji


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Karanji.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Karanji.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Karanji.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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