Village · Shambhuganj, Banka # Karsop Arazi Karsop Arazi is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code 813221. The 2011 Census counted 2,021 people in 349 households, the 26th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 2,021 people (2011) - 349 households - 64.3% literacy - 813221 PIN code ## Karsop Arazi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Karsop Arazi is 813221. Karsop Arazi falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - PIN code 813221 - Gram panchayat Karsop - Community development block Shambhuganj - Census village code 240410 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karsop Arazi from nearby towns? - Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Banka (district HQ) 40 km by road - Sultanganj (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karsop Arazi? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Karsop Arazi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Malda Buzurg - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karsop Arazi known for? The main crops are paddy. About 90% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karsop Arazi Of every 100 households in Karsop Arazi in 2011, 10 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karsop Arazi · ■ Shambhuganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 10% 12% - Toilet within the home 31% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 69% 79% - Tap water 10% 7% - Drinking water within premises 54% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 94% - Use banking services 62% 41% - Television 11% 9% - Mobile phone 55% 50% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 9% 7% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 29% 36% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karsop Arazi? ■ Karsop Arazi · ■ Shambhuganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.3% 64.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 884 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 919 918 - Working population 25.2% 34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.0% for men and 58.3% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 51 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 90 (18%) · ■ Household industry 39 (8%) · ■ Other work 35 (7%) · ■ Marginal 294 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shambhuganj - Kamatpur 2,327 people - Gorai 2,151 people - Partapur 2,060 people - Naraun 2,059 people - Sondiha 1,996 people - Chautara 1,985 people - Lakha 1,953 people - Pawkuri 1,937 people All 186 villages in Shambhuganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karsop Arazi? 813221 - How far is Karsop Arazi from Banka? 40 km by road - What is the population of Karsop Arazi? 2,021 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karsop Arazi in? Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karsop Arazi? 64.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/karsop-arazi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.