Karanja, Mahakalapada

Karanja is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Marsaghai Tehsil in Kendrapara district of Odisha, which falls under Mahakalapada block. Premalata Sahu is the President of Karanja Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address premalata59@gmaila.com and mobile number 87635xxx59. The Secretary is Antryami Sahoo, who can be reached at email address gpkaranja@gmail.com and mobile number 89174xxx13. The Panchayat address is Karanja, Mahakalpara, Pincode - 754224. You can reach there by taking a bus till Mahakalpada bus stop which is a bit far away.

As on May 2024, the current population of Karanja is 3.5 thousands out of which 1.7 thousands are males and rest 1.8 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1037 females per 1000 males. There are around 332 teenagers in Karanja. It has literacy rate of 71% which means around 2.5 thousands persons can read and write. Total 831 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 784 households in Karanja, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1 thousands. The pincode of Karanja is 754224 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Mahakalpara Sub Post office
• Barakanda Branch Post office
• Gojabandha Branch Post office
• Karanja Branch Post office
• Kiarbanka Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Ramachandi Bijayananda Govt. High School
• Sri Sri Bayababa Higher Secondary School Mahakalpar
• Saraswati Shishu Mandir Ramnagar
• Jagamohan High School
• Jamboo Nodal Upper Primary School

Hospitals

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

• Sub-Center Nikirai
• Batighar Primary Health Center
• Chhapalli Sub-Center
• Mahakalapada Community Health Center
• Barakandha Sub-Center

Covered villages

Karanja Gram Panchayat manages total 3 villages.

• Gobardhanpur
• Gokhapada
• Karanja