Karanja Tehsil - Wardha, Maharashtra

Karanja is an administrative tehsil in the Wardha district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Katol, while the nearest airport is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 49.7 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 751 km². The sex ratio was 956 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Karanja Tehsil

Karanja Tehsil has a total of 121 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Agargaon	Rural	Sawli(Kh)
2	Ajanadevi	Rural	Anjanadevi
3	Ajandoh	Rural	Ajandoh
4	Ambhora	Rural	Shindivihiri
5	Bangadapur	Rural	Ajandoh
6	Belgaon	Rural	Belgaon
7	Bhalewadi	Rural	Bhalewadi
8	Bhalu	Rural	Dharti
9	Bhiwapur	Rural	Knamwargram
10	Bihadi	Rural	Bihadi
11	Bondar Thana	Rural	Bondarthana
12	Borgaon (Dhole)	Rural	Borgaon Dhole
13	Borgaon Check No.1	Rural	Dhawasa
14	Borgaon Check No.2	Rural	Dhawasa
15	Borgaon Go.	Rural	Borgaon Gondi
16	Bori	Rural	Bori
17	Botona	Rural	Botona
18	Brahmanwada	Rural	Khairwada
19	Budhalagad	Rural	Shindivihiri
20	Chandewani	Rural	Chandewani
21	Chincholi	Rural	Chincoli
22	Chopan	Rural	Chopan
23	Dabha	Rural	Bhalewadi
24	Danapur	Rural	Danapur
25	Dhaga	Rural	Ajandoh
26	Dhamkund	Rural	Shelgaonumate
27	Dhanoli	Rural	Dhanoli
28	Dhanora	Rural	Botona
29	Dharti	Rural	Dharti
30	Dhawadi Bk	Rural	Bhalewadi
31	Dhawadi Kh	Rural	Bhalewadi
32	Dhawasa (Heti)	Rural	Dhawasa
33	Dhawasa Bk	Rural	Dhawasa
34	Dhawasa Kh	Rural	Dhawasa
35	Dongargaon	Rural	Rahati
36	Ekamba	Rural	Pardi
37	Ekarjun	Rural	Ekarjun
38	Enidodka	Rural	Dhanoli
39	Fefarwada	Rural	Chopan
40	Garpit	Rural	Garpit
41	Gawandi	Rural	Gawandi
42	Ghughus	Rural	Danapur
43	Godhani	Rural	Waghoda
44	Gundmund	Rural	Chopan
45	Heti Kundi	Rural	Kundi
46	Jamani	Rural	Kundi
47	Jasapur	Rural	Jasapur
48	Jaurkheda	Rural	Knamwargram
49	Jaurwada Kh.	Rural	Jaurwada
50	Joga	Rural	Kajli
51	Junapani	Rural	Shelgaonumate
52	Junona	Rural	Sarwadi
53	Kajali	Rural	Kajli
54	Kakada	Rural	Kakda
55	Kannamwargram	Rural	Knamwargram
56	Kannamwargram Heti	Rural	Knamwargram
57	Karanja Gha	Urban	Not applicable
58	Khairi	Rural	Khairi Punarwasan
59	Khairwada	Rural	Khairwada
60	Khapari	Rural	Taroda
61	Kharaskhanda	Rural	Kharaskhanda
62	Kinhala	Rural	Kinhala
63	Kundi	Rural	Kundi
64	Kurha	Rural	Dhanoli
65	Ladgad	Rural	Ladgad
66	Linga Mandavi	Rural	Pipri
67	Madani	Rural	Chandewani
68	Mahadapur	Rural	Chopan
69	Malegaon Theka	Rural	Malegaon Kali
70	Malegaon(Kali)	Rural	Malegaon Kali
71	Maraksur	Rural	Borgaon Gondi
72	Masod	Rural	Masod
73	Mendhagad	Rural	Sawardoh
74	Methiraji	Rural	Methirji
75	Morshi	Rural	Morshi
76	Nagalwadi	Rural	Bhalewadi
77	Nagazari	Rural	Nagzari
78	Nandora	Rural	Knamwargram
79	Nara	Rural	Nara
80	Narsingpur	Rural	Narsingpur
81	Palora	Rural	Palora
82	Panjara Bangla	Rural	Narsingpur
83	Panjara Go.	Rural	Panjara Gondi
84	Pardi	Rural	Pardi
85	Pardi Heti	Rural	Pardi
86	Parsodi	Rural	Parsodi
87	Pilapur	Rural	Pipri
88	Pipari	Rural	Pipri
89	Ragadgaon	Rural	Narsingpur
90	Rahati	Rural	Rahati
91	Raipur	Rural	Knamwargram
92	Rajani	Rural	Rajani
93	Ranwadi	Rural	Narsingpur
94	Ridhapur	Rural	Sawardoh
95	Sarashi	Rural	Kundi
96	Sarwadi	Rural	Sarwadi
97	Sawal	Rural	Sawal
98	Sawali Bk.	Rural	Sawali(B)
99	Sawali Kh	Rural	Sawli(Kh)
100	Sawardoh	Rural	Sawardoh
101	Selgaon L.	Rural	Shelgaonlawane
102	Selgaon U.	Rural	Shelgaonumate
103	Shekapur	Urban	Not applicable
104	Sindi Vihiri	Rural	Shindivihiri
105	Sonegaon (Masod)	Rural	Ekarjun
106	Sonegaon (Musth.)	Rural	Bhalewadi
107	Sonegaon(Dharti)	Rural	Masod
108	Sonegaon(Junapani)	Rural	Dharti
109	Susund	Rural	Susund
110	Susundra	Rural	Susundra
111	Taroda	Rural	Taroda
112	Taroda(Botona)	Rural	Sarwadi
113	Thanegaon	Rural	Thanegaon
114	Tonglapur	Rural	Taroda
115	Tulana	Rural	Ajandoh
116	Umar Vihiri	Rural	Methirji
117	Umari	Rural	Umari
118	Waghoda	Rural	Palora
119	Waghoda Saza Botona	Rural	Waghoda
120	Yelhati	Rural	Khairwada
121	Yengaon	Rural	Yengaon

Population of Karanja Tehsil

According to the 2011 Census, Karanja Tehsil had a total population of 90,462 people living in 21,670 households. The population comprised 46,237 males and 44,225 females, with an average population density of 120 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	90,462	90,462	0
Male Population	46,237	46,237	0
Female Population	44,225	44,225	0
Total Households	21,670	21,670	0
Population Density	120 / km²	120 / km²	0 / km²

Karanja Tehsil had 68,606 literate people and 8,947 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 7,153 and 12,785 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	8,947	8,947
Literate Population	68,606	68,606
Illiterate Population	21,856	21,856
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	7,153	7,153
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	12,785	12,785

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Karanja (कारंजा)
District	Wardha
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Katol
Total Area	751 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	956
Total Population (2011)	90,462
Density	120/km²
Total Villages	121

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