Karanja, Shambhuganj

Karanja is a village located in the Shambhuganj Anchal of Banka district of Bihar. The village falls in Shambhuganj block and comes under Maldih Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Karanja is 2.1 thousands out of which 1.1 thousands are males and rest 942 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 822 females per 1000 males. There are around 289 teenagers in Karanja. It has literacy rate of 54% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 672 people belonging to scheduled caste and 2 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 415 households in Karanja, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 806. The pincode of Karanja is 813207 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Khesar Sub Post office
• RANGA Branch Post office
• PARMANANDPUR ITWA
• Bahrna Branch Post office
• Bhatshila Branch Post office

Schools

Karanja has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• R.Middle School Karanja
• National Public School Karanja Musahari Tola

Hospitals

Karanja has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Kumarpur Primary Health Center
• Pathadda Sub-Center
• Karanja Sub-Center
• Kenduar Sub-Center
• Khagra Sub-Center

Banks

Karanja has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• State Bank of India Khesar
• UCO Bank Khesar
• UCO Bank Fullidumar
• UCO Bank Bhitia