Karji
Karji
Karjee | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Karji Location in Maharashtra, India  Karji Karji (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17°38′45″N 73°22′30″E / 17.64583°N 73.37500°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Ratnagiri |
| Government | |
| • Body | Grampanchyat |
| Population | |
• Total | 415,727 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 415727 |
| Telephone code | 02356 |
| Vehicle registration | MH -08 |
| Nearest city | Khed |
| Literacy | 70%% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Raigard |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Guhagar |
| Civic agency | Grampanchyat |
Karji is a small village in the Ratnagiri district of the State of Maharashtra, India. The village's code is 03988500,[1] and its PIN code is 415727.[2]
Geography
[edit]Karji is located in the heart of Khadipatan, Taluka of Khed, on the Khed - Bahirwali road, about 18.0 km (11.2 miles) from Khed, and 20.0 km (12.4 miles) from its railway station. The village is surrounded by two rivers, one of which is the Jagbudi.[3][4]
Demographics
[edit]Karji consists of four sub-villages (Tambe Mohallah, Chougle Mohallah, Rehmat Mohallah, Amshet and Karji Gavalwadi), with over 600 homes and a total population approaching 3000. Community surnames include Jadhav, Tambe, Parkar, Chougle, Yedre, Burte, Dhanavade, Devrukhkar, Nadkar, Jagde and Gawade. The main religions are Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam (Hindu kunbi samaj).[clarification needed] The main source of income is rice-farming, and most of the village's youth work in the Middle Eastern countries of Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar. Some of them are settled in the United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa and other countries.
Amenities
[edit]Education is available in both Urdu and Marathi. A local high school and junior college in Karji was among the first institutions at this level in the region.
The village is equipped with a water supply system, a telephone exchange, and internet services including dial-up, postpaid, and broadband connectivity. Mobile phone services are available through multiple network providers. The village also has a government hospital, a postal facility, and a local bank branch. A bridge over a nearby creek connects to the Jagbudi River. Public transportation is provided by the state-run bus service.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ EDP Centre (6 December 2001). "Dist. Name: Ratnagiri (Code: 32) Taluka Name: Khed". Directorate of Economics and Statistics - Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra. 9.2720. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
- ^ "Maharashtra PIN Codes". India Vilas. 2001. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
- ^ "Adarsh High School, Karjee". Wikimapia. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
- ^ "Karji Bridge". wikimapia. 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2007.