Karanja is a Town and Tehsil in Washim District of Maharashtra. In India, a tehsil is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.
According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Karanja Block (CD) is 03997. Total area of karanja tehsil is 824 km² including 809.95 km² rural area and 13.55 km² urban area. Karanja tehsil has a population of 2,13,824 peoples, out of which urban population is 67,907 while rural population is 1,45,917. Karanja tehsil has a population density of 259.7 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 47,633 houses in the sub-district, including 13,095 urban houses and 34,538 rural houses.
When it comes to literacy, 76.28% population of karanja tehsil is literate, out of which 80.64% males and 71.68% females are literate. There are about 160 villages in karanja tehsil, which you can browse from karanja tehsil villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.
| # | Village Name | Gram Panchayat | Nearest Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajampur | Jaypur | Karanja (11 km) |
| 2 | Akhatwada | Akhatwada | Karanja (10 km) |
| 3 | Alalpur | Kinhirokade | Karanja (2 km) |
| 4 | Alamgirpur | Walhai | Karanja |
| 5 | Alimardapur | Dhanora T | Karanja (12 km) |
| 6 | Amboda | Bhivri | Karanja (30 km) |
| 7 | Anai | Inza | Karanja (5 km) |
| 8 | Antarkhed | Antarkhed | Karanja (12 km) |
| 9 | Aurangapur | Brahmanwada | Karanja (22 km) |
| 10 | Babapur | Kamargaon | Karanja (33 km) |
| 11 | Bagapur | Somthana | Karanja |
| 12 | Bagayat | Walhai | Karanja |
| 13 | Baggi | Kherda Ka | Karanja (1 km) |
| 14 | Bahadarpur | Khanapur | Karanja |
| 15 | Bambarda | Bambarda | Karanja (14 km) |
| 16 | Belkhed | Belkhed | Karanja (30 km) |
| 17 | Belmandal | Belmandal | Karanja (11 km) |
| 18 | Bembla | Bembla | Karanja (28 km) |
| 19 | Bhadshivni | Bhadshiwani | Karanja (12 km) |
| 20 | Bhambdevi | Bhamdevi | Karanja (25 km) |
| 21 | Bhilkheda | Walhai | Karanja (2 km) |
| 22 | Bhiwari | Bhivri | Karanja (26 km) |
| 23 | Bhuloda | Bhuloda | Karanja (25 km) |
| 24 | Bondewadi | Meha | Karanja |
| 25 | Bramhankhed | Kherda Ka | Karanja |
| 26 | Bramhanwada | Brahmanwada | Karanja (22 km) |
| 27 | Chandhai | Parwakohar | Karanja (11 km) |
| 28 | Dadgaon | Dadgaon | Karanja (5 km) |
| 29 | Deochandi | Shevti | Karanja |
| 30 | Dhamni | Dhamni | Karanja (13 km) |
| 31 | Dhangarkhed | Dhangarkhed | Amravati (26 km) |
| 32 | Dhanj Bk | Dhanaj Bk | Karanja (29 km) |
| 33 | Dhanj Kh | Dhanaj Kd | Karanja (35 km) |
| 34 | Dhanora Tathod | Dhanora T | Karanja (9 km) |
| 35 | Dhotra | Dotra Jh | Karanja (32 km) |
| 36 | Dighi | Dighi | Karanja (13 km) |
| 37 | Donad Bk | Dond Bk | Karanja (25 km) |
| 38 | Dongargaon | Dongargaon | Karanja (33 km) |
| 39 | Dudhora | Dudhora | Karanja (10 km) |
| 40 | Eklara | Pimpalgaon Kd | Karanja |
| 41 | Gaiwal | Gaiwal | Karanja (12 km) |
| 42 | Ganeshpur | Dhanora T | Karanja (11 km) |
| 43 | Gangapur | Somthana | Karanja (6 km) |
| 44 | Girda | Girda | Karanja (6 km) |
| 45 | Haibatpur | Bembla | Karanja |
| 46 | Hasanapur | Kamargaon | Karanja |
| 47 | Hinganwadi | Hinganwadi | Karanja (29 km) |
| 48 | Hiwara | Hiwaralahe | Karanja (18 km) |
| 49 | Imampur | Kherda Ka | Karanja |
| 50 | Ingalkhed | Pimpalgaon Bk | Karanja |
| 51 | Inza | Inza | Karanja (10 km) |
| 52 | Isafpur | Bembla | Karanja |
| 53 | Jaipur | Jaypur | Karanja (11 km) |
| 54 | Jalalpur | Kamargaon | Karanja (20 km) |
| 55 | Jamb | Jamb | Karanja (10 km) |
| 56 | Jamthi Kh | Antarkhed | Karanja (13 km) |
| 57 | Janori | Janori | Karanja (23 km) |
| 58 | Januna | Ramnagar | Karanja (13 km) |
| 59 | Kajaleshwar | Kajaleshwar | Karanja (10 km) |
| 60 | Kakadshivni | Kakadshiwani | Karanja (15 km) |
| 61 | Kali | Kherda Ka | Karanja (2 km) |
| 62 | Kamargaon | Kamargaon | Karanja (25 km) |
| 63 | Kamatha | Kamtha | Karanja (25 km) |
| 64 | Kamathwada | Kamathawada | Karanja (8 km) |
| 65 | Karli | Karli | Karanja (15 km) |
| 66 | Khanapur | Khanapur | Karanja (16 km) |
| 67 | Khatnapur | Kherda Ka | Karanja |
| 68 | Kherda Bk | Kherda Bk | Karanja (14 km) |
| 69 | Kherda Kh | Kherda Bk | Karanja (13 km) |
| 70 | Kherda Pr Karanja | Kherda Ka | Karanja (9 km) |
| 71 | Kinhi | Kinhirokade | Karanja (3 km) |
| 72 | Kinkhed | Kinkhed | Karanja (20 km) |
| 73 | Kisan Nagar | Lohara | Karanja (13 km) |
| 74 | Koli | Koli | Karanja (7 km) |
| 75 | Kupati | Wapti | Karanja (13 km) |
| 76 | Kurhad | Mashalalodi Kd | Karanja (33 km) |
| 77 | Ladegaon | Ladegaon | Karanja (25 km) |
| 78 | Lohagaon | Lohagaon | Karanja (21 km) |
| 79 | Lohara | Lohara | Karanja (14 km) |
| 80 | Loni | Loni Arab | Karanja (18 km) |
| 81 | Mahagaon | Mahagaon | Karanja (22 km) |
| 82 | Mahamadapur | Kamargaon | Karanja |
| 83 | Majalapur | Shiwan Bk | Karanja (22 km) |
| 84 | Malegaon | Malegaon | Karanja (35 km) |
| 85 | Malkapur | Koli | Karanja |
| 86 | Mamdabad | Girda | Karanja |
| 87 | Manbha | Manbha | Karanja (20 km) |
| 88 | Mandwa | Shevti | Karanja (18 km) |
| 89 | Meha | Meha | Karanja (26 km) |
| 90 | Mhalsa Lodhipur | Mashalalodi Kd | Karanja (30 km) |
| 91 | Mirzapur | Pasarni | Karanja |
| 92 | Mohgavhan | Mohgavhan | Karanja (13 km) |
| 93 | Mokhad | Mokhad P | Karanja (10 km) |
| 94 | Morhal | Jamb | Karanja |
| 95 | Morpur | Dotra Jh | Karanja (33 km) |
| 96 | Mugutpur | Virgavan | Karanja (20 km) |
| 97 | Murambi | Murbhi | Karanja (10 km) |
| 98 | Murtijapur | Brahmanwada | Karanja |
| 99 | Nagalwadi | Bhivri | Karanja (25 km) |
| 100 | Nagapur | Walhai | Karanja |
| 101 | Naregaon | Mohgavhan | Karanja (14 km) |
| 102 | Nimbha Jahangir | Nimbha J | Karanja (19 km) |
| 103 | Palana | Palana | Karanja (14 km) |
| 104 | Pangavhan | Janori | Karanja (24 km) |
| 105 | Panvihir | Kinhirokade | Karanja (3 km) |
| 106 | Parwa | Parwakohar | Karanja (18 km) |
| 107 | Pasrani | Pasarni | Karanja (6 km) |
| 108 | Pendha | Meha | Karanja |
| 109 | Pilkheda | Pimpri Warghat | Karanja (14 km) |
| 110 | Pimpalgaon Bk | Pimpalgaon Bk | Karanja (25 km) |
| 111 | Pimpalgaon Kh | Pimpalgaon Kd | Karanja (9 km) |
| 112 | Pimpri | Mokhad P | Karanja (10 km) |
| 113 | Pimpri Forest | Ramnagar | Karanja (9 km) |
| 114 | Pimpri Warghat | Pimpri Warghat | Karanja (18 km) |
| 115 | Poha | Poha | Karanja (15 km) |
| 116 | Rahati | Rahati | Karanja (40 km) |
| 117 | Ramnagar | Ramnagar | Karanja (11 km) |
| 118 | Ramtek | Hinganwadi | Karanja (35 km) |
| 119 | Raperi | Somthana | Karanja |
| 120 | Sahadatpur | Dhangarkhed | Amravati (28 km) |
| 121 | Shaha | Shaha | Karanja (12 km) |
| 122 | Shahapur | Wapti | Karanja |
| 123 | Shelu Bk | Sheluwada | Karanja (12 km) |
| 124 | Shemlai | Bhuloda | Karanja (17 km) |
| 125 | Sherpur | Kinhirokade | Karanja (3 km) |
| 126 | Shevti | Shevti | Karanja (15 km) |
| 127 | Shinganapur | Jaypur | Karanja (13 km) |
| 128 | Shirsoli | Sirsoli | Karanja (34 km) |
| 129 | Shivan Bk | Shiwan Bk | Karanja (12 km) |
| 130 | Shivnagar | Shivnagar | Karanja (11 km) |
| 131 | Sohal | Sohal | Karanja (11 km) |
| 132 | Somthana | Somthana | Karanja (11 km) |
| 133 | Sukali | Sukali | Karanja |
| 134 | Takali Bk | Takli Bk | Karanja (28 km) |
| 135 | Takali Kh | Takli Bk | Karanja (30 km) |
| 136 | Tamaswadi | Pimpalgaon Bk | Karanja |
| 137 | Tandali | Zodaga | Karanja (9 km) |
| 138 | Tapowan | Murbhi | Karanja (8 km) |
| 139 | Tarkheda | Tarkheda | Karanja (30 km) |
| 140 | Tuljapur | Tuljapur | Karanja (5 km) |
| 141 | Ujaleshwar | Palana | Karanja |
| 142 | Ukarda | Parwakohar | Karanja (21 km) |
| 143 | Umarda | Umarda Bajar | Karanja (20 km) |
| 144 | Undri | Wapti | Karanja |
| 145 | Vilegaon | Vilegaon | Karanja (20 km) |
| 146 | Virgavhan | Virgavan | Karanja (16 km) |
| 147 | Wadgaon | Wadgaon R | Karanja |
| 148 | Wadgaon Range | Wadgaon R | Karanja (30 km) |
| 149 | Wadhavi | Wadhvi | Karanja (18 km) |
| 150 | Waghola | Waghola | Karanja (9 km) |
| 151 | Wahitkhed | Jamb | Karanja (5 km) |
| 152 | Wai Pr Karanja | Wai Ka | Karanja (13 km) |
| 153 | Waki | Girda | Karanja (10 km) |
| 154 | Walhai | Walhai | Karanja (8 km) |
| 155 | Wapti | Wapti | Karanja (13 km) |
| 156 | Yasupur | Pasarni | Karanja |
| 157 | Yawardi | Yawardi | Karanja (20 km) |
| 158 | Yevta | Yevta | Karanja (13 km) |
| 159 | Zodaga | Zodaga | Karanja (10 km) |
| 160 | Zolgaon | Somthana | Karanja |
| Particulars | Rural | Urban | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,45,917 | 67,907 | 2,13,824 |
| Male Population | 75,060 | 34,703 | 1,09,763 |
| Female Population | 70,857 | 33,204 | 1,04,061 |
| Population Density | 180 / km² | 5,012 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Sub-District Overview | |
| Sub-District (Hindi) : | Karanja (कारंजा) |
| District : | Washim |
| State / UT : | Maharashtra |
| Total Area : | 824 km² |
| Total Population : | 2,13,824 |
| Density : | 260/km² |
| Total Villages : | 160 |
| Total Population | Villages in Karanja Tehsil |
| less Than 200 | 13 |
| 200 - 499 | 22 |
| 500 - 999 | 42 |
| 1000 - 1999 | 47 |
| 2000 - 4999 | 8 |
| 5000 - 9999 | 1 |
| 10000 and above | N/A |
| Related Pages |
| List of Tehsils in Washim |
| List of Districts in Maharashtra |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.