# Karanpura Village, Shahpur, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahpur, Bhojpur 

# Karanpura

Karanpura is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 26 households**, the 84th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 214people (2011)
- 26households
- 68.1%literacy
- 845females per 1,000 males

## Karanpura PIN code and other codes

Karanpura falls in Shahpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDevmalpur
- Community development blockShahpur
- Census village code246582

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karanpura from nearby towns?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)38 km by road
- Shahpur (nearest town)10 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 Karanpura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karanpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Karanpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Karanpura

Of every 100 households in Karanpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karanpura · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****100%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****92%**

**63%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Karanpura?

■ Karanpura · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**909

Working population ****27.6%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 53.1% for women. 41% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (71%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (12%)

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 Shahpur

- Nandlal Ka Dera346 people
- Pachkauri Ka Dera331 people
- Bishunpur317 people
- Raksaur252 people
- Ram Dayal Ka Dera155 people
- Nathpae127 people

[All 137 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karanpura from Arrah?38 km by road
- What is the population of Karanpura?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanpura in?Bhojpur district (Shahpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karanpura?68.1% (Census 2011)