# Karsop Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/karsop/ Village · Shambhuganj, Banka # Karsop Karsop is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,201 people in 982 households**, the 2nd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 5,201people (2011) - 982households - 69.9%literacy - 868females per 1,000 males ## Karsop PIN code and other codes Karsop falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKarsop - Community development blockShambhuganj - Census village code240407 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karsop from nearby towns? - Banka (district HQ)10 km by road - Sultanganj (nearest town)20 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Karsop? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Karsop; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sambhugabj - ○Degree college10+ km · Malda Buzurg - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karsop known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include farm equipment. About 90% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Karsop Of every 100 households in Karsop in 2011, 23 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karsop · ■ Shambhuganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **12% Toilet within the home ****34%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **79% Tap water ****8%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **94% Use banking services ****61%** **41% Television ****19%** **9% Mobile phone ****82%** **50% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **36% Own their home ****96%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Karsop? ■ Karsop · ■ Shambhuganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **918 Working population ****26.5%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 63.1% for women. 39% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 267 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (7%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 294 (21%) · **■** Marginal 689 (50%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Shambhuganj - Parmanpur6,438 people - Chutia5,024 people - Belari4,647 people - Kasba4,123 people - Baidpur3,477 people [All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karsop from Banka?10 km by road - What is the population of Karsop?5,201 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karsop in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karsop?69.9% (Census 2011)