Karjan Explained

Karjan City
Other Name:Miyagam-Karjan
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates:22.053°N 73.1235°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Vadodara
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:30,405
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Gujarati, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:391240
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:02666
Registration Plate:GJ-06
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:958 /

Karjan is a city and a municipality in Vadodara district in the Indian state of Gujarat.It is a junction of Indian railway.Karjan is known for Shri Shankheshwar Parshwanath Jain Tirth at Anastu and Sumeru Navkar Jain Tirth - The Golden Temple. Karjan is Famous for it's Saree Market where many people comes for purchase from various places.Karjan is also famous for it's Snacks Like samosa, Khaman, Sev-Khamni, Gota, etc.Mainly Two markets in Karjan which are Nava bazar and Juna bazar in which Nava bazar is biggest market which has APMC MARKET.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,[1] Karjan City had a population of 30,405. 52% of the population was male, and 48% was female. The average literacy rate is 91%, higher than the national average of 60.5% . In Karjan City, 37% of the population is under 10 years of age.

Karjan City is divided into Juna Bazar and Nava Bazar. National Highway 48 passes through Juna Bazar.

Education

There are 21 schools in Karjan, among them are:

Industry

It has now developed into an industrial hub with major industrial companies setting up manufacturing bases in the region including:

Sports

Munaf Patel (Indian cricketer) is from Karjan.

References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including Cities, Villages and Towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.