Karjan
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Karjan City Miyagam-Karjan | |
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City | |
  Karjan City Location in Gujarat, India  Karjan City Karjan City (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°03′10.95″N 73°07′24.65″E / 22.0530417°N 73.1235139°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Vadodara |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 30,405 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 391240 |
| Telephone code | 02666 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-06 |
| Sex ratio | 958 ♂/♀ |
| Website | gujaratindia |
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 its Saree Market where many people comes for purchase from various places.Karjan is also famous for its 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
[edit]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% [citation needed]. 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
[edit]There are 21 schools in Karjan, among them are:
- Manav Kendra Gyan Mandir School
- Shah N.B. Sarvajanic High School
- Saraswati Vidhyalaya
- Karjan Public School
- Sabari High School
- Chinmay International school
- Dhayan Vidhayalay
- Aarya Bhumi Vidhyalaya
- Sufi Sanit Faiz Academy School (Kalla)
- New Rays English Medium School
- Shah Engineering Classes, Karjan
Industry
[edit]It has now developed into an industrial hub with major industrial companies setting up manufacturing bases in the region including:
- Cosmo Films Ltd
- TTK Prestige
- Tbea
- Jindal Rail
- Saurer Textile Solutions Pvt Ltd
Sports
[edit]Munaf Patel (Indian cricketer) is from Ikhar .
References
[edit]- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including Cities, Villages and Towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.