Karanja Lad

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Karanja Karanja lad
City
Small Railway Station in Karanja on Achalpur-Murtijapur-Yeotmal narrow gauge railway line.
Nickname:  Karanja
Karanja Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20°29′00″N 77°29′00″E / 20.4833°N 77.4833°E / 20.4833; 77.4833
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District Region Division	Washim Vidarbha Amravati
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Karanja(Lad) Municipal Council
Area
• Total	13.55 km2 (5.23 sq mi)
• Rank	1st
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	100,947
• Density	7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Demonym	karanjakar
Language
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	444105
Telephone code	91-7256
Vehicle registration	MH37 (Washim District)

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.^{[citation needed]} Karanja is a holy place for Hindus, Jains, and Muslims. It is the birthplace of Shri Narasimha Saraswati Swami Maharaj,^[1] believed to be the second incarnation of Lord Dattatreya.