Karjan is a city and a municipality in Vadodara district in the

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. Karjan is known for Shri Shankheshwar Parshwanath Jain Tirth at Anastu and Sumeru Navkar Jain Tirth - The Golden Temple.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India

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, 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% . In Karjan City, 37% of the population is under 10 years of age. Karjan City is divided into Juna Bazar and Nava Bazar.

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passes through Juna Bazar.

Education

There are 21 schools in Karjan, among them are: * Shah N.B. Sarvajanic High School * Karjan Public School * Sabari High School * Dhayan Vidhayalay * Aarya Bhumi Vidhyalaya * Sufi Sanit Faiz Academy School (Kalla) * New Rays English Medium School * Shah Engineering Classes, Karjan

Industry

From being a tribal region once, it has now developed into an industrial hub with major industrial companies setting up manufacturing bases in the region including: *

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* Jindal Rail * Saurer Textile Solutions Pvt Ltd

Sports

Munaf Patel Munaf Patel (born 12 July 1983) is a former Indian cricketer who played all formats of the game. He has also played for the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy and Gujarat, Mumbai cricket team and Maharashtra cricket team in domestic arena. In Novem ...

(Indian cricketer) is from Karjan.

References

{{Vadodara district Cities and towns in Vadodara district