Village · Shahpur, Bhojpur # Karnamenpur Karnamenpur is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 4,402 people in 607 households, the 12th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 4,402 people (2011) - 607 households - 70.7% literacy - 945 females per 1,000 males ## Karnamenpur PIN code and other codes Karnamenpur falls in Shahpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Khutahan - Community development block Shahpur - Census village code 246592 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karnamenpur from nearby towns? - Shahpur (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Arrah (district HQ) 41 km by road - Shahpur (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karnamenpur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Karnamenpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shahpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Arrah - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Arrah - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karnamenpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 92% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karnamenpur Of every 100 households in Karnamenpur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Karnamenpur · ■ Shahpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 10% 5% - Toilet within the home 26% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 82% - Tap water 2% 4% - Drinking water within premises 86% 74% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 15% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 90% - Use banking services 59% 63% - Television 20% 18% - Mobile phone 62% 69% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 16% 12% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 22% 15% - Own their home 96% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karnamenpur? ■ Karnamenpur · ■ Shahpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.7% 70.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 945 894 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1006 909 - Working population 21.1% 31.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 59.3% for women. 36% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 223 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 177 (19%) · ■ Household industry 73 (8%) · ■ Other work 248 (27%) · ■ Marginal 210 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahpur - Sarna 5,568 people - Sahjauli 5,498 people - Bharauli 5,432 people - Gaura 4,885 people - Isharpura 4,254 people - Char Ghat 4,143 people - Karja 3,453 people - Tikapur 3,439 people All 137 villages in Shahpur ## Quick answers - How far is Karnamenpur from Arrah? 41 km by road - What is the population of Karnamenpur? 4,402 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karnamenpur in? Bhojpur district (Shahpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karnamenpur? 70.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/shahpur/karnamenpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.