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Karjan is a city and a municipality in Vadodara district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Karjan is known for Shri Shankheshwar Parshwanath Jain Tirth at Anastu and Sumeru Navkar Jain Tirth - The Golden Temple.

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Karjan City Miyagam-Karjan
City
Karjan City Location in Gujarat, India Show map of Gujarat Karjan City Karjan City (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°03′10.95″N 73°07′24.65″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.com

Demographics

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

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:

• Cosmo Films Ltd
• TTK Prestige
• Tbea
• Jindal Rail
• Saurer Textile Solutions Pvt Ltd

Sports

Munaf Patel (Indian cricketer) is from Karjan.

References

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