# Karanpur Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/karanpur/ Village · Barsoi, Katihar # Karanpur Karanpur is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,972 people in 411 households**, the 56th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%. - 1,972people (2011) - 411households - 50.8%literacy - 937females per 1,000 males ## Karanpur PIN code and other codes Karanpur falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKarnpur - Community development blockBarsoi - Census village code225086 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karanpur from nearby towns? - Barsoi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road - Raiganj (nearest town)12 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 Karanpur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Karanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Karanpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Karanpur Of every 100 households in Karanpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karanpur · ■ Barsoi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****8%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****15%** **15% Television ****3%** **3% Mobile phone ****17%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **40% Own their home ****100%** **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 Karanpur? ■ Karanpur · ■ Barsoi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%** **43.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **960 Working population ****43.0%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.7% for men and 39.1% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 72 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 627 (74%) · **■** Other work 37 (4%) · **■** Marginal 112 (13%) 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 Barsoi - Gobindpur2,119 people - Pamra2,062 people - Sonapur2,036 people - Kothar1,981 people - Matbari1,957 people - Gobindpur1,940 people - Malaur1,921 people - Kanaila1,853 people [All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karanpur from Katihar?45 km by road - What is the population of Karanpur?1,972 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanpur in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karanpur?50.8% (Census 2011)