Karanja Lad is a city of  a Municipal council in Washim district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Karanja is also known as Karanja Lad. The town is named after Saint Karanj. It is often also referred as "Lad'anche Karanja" in honor of Muslim Queen(ra) (Daughter of Nawab). 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. it is also specific place for Muslims history.

Karanja was ruled by Nawab Subhan Khan (q.s), whose "Mahal" is currently used as a Municipal Council Office. His Godowns is used as the Karanja police station. He has built a lot of structures around Karanja Lad. He constructed a wall and four doors around Karanja, namely the Delhi Gate(Original Name: Faijz Darwaza) , the Darwha Gate, the Mangrul Gate and the Poha Gate. His name and period of ruling is embossed on the Municipal Office, all gates and all structures erected by him. He had also built a big mosque in the Astana Area of Karanja Lad and Jama Masjid (Historical). The "Nawab Subhan Khan Maspronouue is named after him.




Karanja Lad is located at . It has an average elevation of 574 metres (1,856 feet).
 India census, Karanja had a population of 12,947. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Karanja has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%.

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