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Karanja (Ghadge) | |
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Tehesil town | |
 Golibar Chowk at Karanja(gh) | |
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  Karanja (Ghadge) Map showing location of Karanja (gh)  Karanja (Ghadge) Karanja (Ghadge) (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°9′39.47″N 78°24′32.76″E / 21.1609639°N 78.4091000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Region | Vidarbha |
| District | Wardha |
| Total villages in Tehsil | 121 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar panchayat |
| • Body | Karanja Nagar panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 90,462 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| • Other Languages | Hindi, English, Gujrati, Sindhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 91-7156 |
| Vehicle registration | MH- 32 (Wardha District) |
| Website | under construction |
Karanja (Ghadge) is a Tehsil town under Subdivision Arvi and is taluka (code 4961) in Wardha district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Karanja is situated at National Highway 53 (India) or Asian Highway (AH46) or National Highway 6 (India, old numbering). It is 76 km away from Nagpur and 75 km away from Amravati and 70 km away from Wardha and is almost at the centre of metropolis cities and so tourists, travellers, buses, travels tend to take rest. Around 60 gram panchayat and 102 villages come under the Tehsil. Most of the citizens are Hindus. Other than Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims have a presence.
In Hinduism, most of the people belong to the Kshatriya Pawar (also known as Bhoyar Pawar) caste. Some other major Hindu castes include Brahmin, Maratha, Kunbi, Teli etc.
Tribals such as Gond are also in large numbers. All the festival such as Holi, Diwali, Dasara, Pola, Ganesh Utsav, Muharram, Eid al-Fitr are celebrated. [citation needed]
In the year 2015, Karanja became a Nagar Panchayat.[citation needed]