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Karanj Population - Gumla, Jharkhand

Karanj is a medium size village located in Verno Block of Gumla district, Jharkhand with total 298 families residing. The Karanj village has population of 1419 of which 739 are males while 680 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Karanj village population of children with age 0-6 is 272 which makes up 19.17 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Karanj village is 920 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Karanj as per census is 813, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Karanj village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Karanj village was 61.12 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Karanj Male literacy stands at 72.84 % while female literacy rate was 48.75 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Karanj village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Karanj village.

Karanj Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 298 - -
Population 1,419 739 680
Child (0-6) 272 150 122
Schedule Caste 223 120 103
Schedule Tribe 932 472 460
Literacy 61.12 % 72.84 % 48.75 %
Total Workers 766 380 386
Main Worker 397 - -
Marginal Worker 369 76 293

Caste Factor

In Karanj village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 65.68 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 15.72 % of total population in Karanj village.

Work Profile

In Karanj village out of total population, 766 were engaged in work activities. 51.83 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.17 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 766 workers engaged in Main Work, 244 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 107 were Agricultural labourer.