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Kāranja, India

Kāranja is a town of 67,907 people in Maharashtra, India.

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Population67,907 GeoNames
Elevation400 m 1,312 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area13.6 km²
Nearest airportDr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Airport (AVR) 44 km

About Kāranja

Karanja Lad, or Karanja, is a city of a Municipal council in Washim district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The town is named after Saint Karanj. Karanja is a holy place for Hindus, Jains, and Muslims. It is the birthplace of Shri Narasimha Saraswati Swami Maharaj, believed to be the second incarnation of Lord Dattatreya.

From the Wikipedia article Karanja Lad (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Churches and places of worship13

Shri Gajanan Maharaj Mandir

Place of worship · 0.6 km

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Aai Ekvira Devi Mandir

Place of worship · 0.8 km

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Aai Kamakshi Devi Mandir

Place of worship · 0.7 km

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Aai Yakshini Devi Mandir

Place of worship · 0.8 km

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Jain Temple

Place of worship · 0.6 km

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Shri Datta Mandir

Place of worship · 0.8 km

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Shri Mahakali Devi Mandir Sansthan Karanja

Place of worship · 0.9 km

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Shri Narsimha Saraswati Swami Maharaj Janmasthan Ghude Wada

Place of worship · 0.7 km

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Shri Narsimha Saraswati Swami Maharaj Mandir (Guru Mandir) Karanja

Place of worship · 0.8 km

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Shri Nilkantheshwar Mandir

Place of worship · 0.7 km

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Shri Shiv Mandir

Place of worship · 0.9 km

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Shri Siddheshwar Mandir

Place of worship · 0.8 km

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Healthcare7

Akbani Hospital and X-RAY Clinic

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Dahake Hospital

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Dr. Dhope Hospital

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Gawande Hospital

Hospital · 0.8 km

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Kant Hospital

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Sub-District Hospital, Karanja

Hospital · 0.9 km

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Vitthal Children Hospital & Dental Clinic

Hospital · 1.0 km

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Map of Kāranja

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Getting there and nearby towns

Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Airport (AVR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 44 km away.

  • Mangrūl Pīr 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
  • Murtajāpur 31 km northwest, about 31 min by car
  • Ārak 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
  • Dārwha 35 km southeast, about 35 min by car
  • Deogiri 37 km southeast, about 37 min by car
  • Ajani Budruk 37 km west, about 37 min by car
  • Ner 39 km east, about 39 min by car
  • Digras 49 km southeast, about 49 min by car
  • Amravati 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
  • Akola 57 km northwest, about 57 min by car

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