Karanjia

Not to be confused with Karanjia, a Parsi surname.

Karanjia is a town and an NAC in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, about 221 kilometres (134 mi) north of the state capital Bhubaneswar. It is the sub-divisional headquarter of Panchpir sub-division and a NCA in Mayurbhanj district. It is bounded on its southeast by Deo river which forms the natural district border for Mayurbhanj.

Karanjia
Town
Karanjia Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Karanjia Karanjia (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21.78°N 85.97°E / 21.78; 85.97[1]
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
Elevation [1]	389 m (1,276 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	22,865
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	757037
Telephone code	06796
Vehicle registration	OD-11
Website	www.karanjianac.in

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	14,910	—
1991	17,623	+18.2%
2001	21,441	+21.7%
2011	22,865	+6.6%
Source: Census of India[2]

As of the 2011 Indian census^[3] Karanjia had a population of 22,865. Males constitute 49% of the population, females 51%. Karanjia has an average literacy rate of 83.35%, higher than the state average of 72.87%. Male literacy is 89.10%, and female literacy is 77.76%. 10.45% are under 6.

Politics

Karanjia is part of Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency).^[4]

The current MLA is Basanti Hembram. She won the seat in State elections of 2019 as a candidate of Biju Janata Dal by defeating the candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Karanjia is part of Keonjhar Loksabha constituency. The MP is Chandrani Murmu who won it by defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ananta Nayak.