Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur # Karanpur Karanpur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,503 people in 296 households, the 48th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 1,503 people (2011) - 296 households - 62.8% literacy - 944 females per 1,000 males ## Karanpur PIN code and other codes Karanpur falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Kisanpur Amkhoria - Community development block Shahkund - Census village code 239841 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karanpur from nearby towns? - Shahkund (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 30 km by road - Bhagalpur (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karanpur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Karanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 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) 5 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karanpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 93% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karanpur Of every 100 households in Karanpur in 2011, 17 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karanpur · ■ Shahkund rural average - Electricity for lighting 17% 19% - Toilet within the home 28% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 72% 76% - Tap water 1% 6% - Drinking water within premises 34% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 92% - Use banking services 43% 50% - Television 13% 12% - Mobile phone 66% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 24% 29% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karanpur? ■ Karanpur · ■ Shahkund rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.8% 62.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 944 880 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 935 927 - Working population 31.1% 36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 51.5% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 9 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 73 (16%) · ■ Marginal 379 (81%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahkund - Jagarnathpur 1,590 people - Jhiktia 1,567 people - Basdeopur 1,529 people - Joakhar 1,526 people - Janipur 1,484 people - Jamalpur 1,446 people - Bariarpur 1,444 people - Samastipur 1,405 people All 170 villages in Shahkund ## Quick answers - How far is Karanpur from Bhagalpur? 30 km by road - What is the population of Karanpur? 1,503 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanpur in? Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karanpur? 62.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/karanpur-239841/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.