Country India District Mayurbhanj Vehicle registration OD 11 Elevation 389 m Local time Friday 1:23 PM | State Odisha Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Website www.karanjia.com Population 21,420 (2001) | |
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Karanjia is a town and a Notified Area Council in Mayurbhanj district in Indian state of Odisha.
Contents
- Map of Karanjia Odisha 757037
- Geography
- Demographics
- Places of worship
- Tourist Places
- Education
- Politics
- Assembly Election 2009
- NAC Election 2008
- References
Map of Karanjia, Odisha 757037
Geography
Karanjia is located at 21.47°N 85.58°E / 21.47; 85.58. It has an average elevation of 389 metres (1276 feet). Karanjia is the sub-divisional headquarters of Panchpidh Subdivision of Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Indian census, Karanjia had a population of 21,420. Males constitute 52% of the population, females 48%. Karanjia has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 59%. In Karanjia, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Places of worship
Maa Ambika, the presiding deity of the town and one of the most famous shrine in northern Odisha, is situated in the north of the town. The other major temples of the town are Jagannath temple, Shyamarai Temple, Purneshwar Shiva temple, Mangala temple, Rani Sati temple, Barkhanda temple of Gadsahi, Bamanashala & Sri Ganesh statue, Thakur Ankulchandra temple,Satyasai temple,Rameswar Baba Shiva Temple etc.
The mosque of Karanjia is one of the oldest in Mayurbhanj district and is situated in the center of the Bazaar area of the town.
The famous shrine of 8th century Kichakeshwari temple, Khiching along with ancient ruins of forts,temples are situated 27 km away from Karanjia town. Karanjia is famous for its Dolo Yatra and Mela which is celebrated in falgun month of Oriya Panjika (calendar). It is a century old festival of this locality.
Tourist Places
Bhimkund a natural water tank situated 40 km away from Karanjia is a popular tourist place of Odisha.Simlipal National Park, which is a Tiger reserve, is 40–50 km away from the town.Tourists attractions such as Maa Tarini Temple,Rani Sati Mandir, Lord Jagannath Temple, Ramtirtha waterfalls, Sanghaghra Waterfalls are located near the town.
Khiching is not far away from this place, Maa Kichakeshwari Temple is located there. Kichak garh and Virat garh are other attractions at Khiching. Khiching is surrounded by two rivers on east Konta khoiri and on west Khoiri bhondon.
Education
Schools:
There are more than 20 schools in Karanjia. Some of them are as follows:
College:
Politics
Karanjia is part of Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency).
Assembly Election 2009
In the 2009 State Assembly elections the main contest is between Congress, BJP, and BJD. But there is also an independent candidate, Mr. Hiburu, who is also in the race. The candidates from Congress and BJD are new candidates, and are not as well known. Only Mr. Sumantra Naik and Mr. Haiburu were current politicians.
As Karanjia is part of Keonjhar Loksabha constituency, the MP seat for Keonjhar also goes to BJD and Mr. Jasbant Singh Laguri won it by defeating the Congress candidate Mr. Dhanurjay Sidhu. Surprisingly the incumbent MP Mr. Ananta Naik from BJP, who has won this seat for 3 times continuously has down to no. 3 position.
NAC Election 2008
In the September 2008 NAC election 15 ward members were elected (6 from Congress, 6 from BJP, 2 from BJD and 1 Independent). The chairman seat in this election was reserved for SC Women Category and Ms. Sukanti Das, of the BJP party, was elected as Chairman of Karanjia. This is the third time that BJP has won the position of chairman in the Karanjia NAC. Ms. Sukanti Das is from Ward 8.