# Karup Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Karup

Karup is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **900 people in 171 households**, the 85th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 900people (2011)
- 171households
- 76.4%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Karup PIN code and other codes

Karup falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmartha
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251277

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

## How far is Karup from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)23 km by road
- Bikramganj (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 Karup?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Karup; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jaisari English
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Karup known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Karup

Of every 100 households in Karup in 2011, 2 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karup · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**78%

Tap water ****6%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****42%**

**66%

Television ****17%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**18%

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 Karup?

■ Karup · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**926

Working population ****37.6%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 63.7% for women. 46% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (7%) · **■** Household industry 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 39 (12%) · **■** Marginal 247 (73%)

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 Karakat

- Sajhaulimath1,007 people
- Nanhu945 people
- Dharmagat Parasi931 people
- Tirma Chaughadi908 people
- Mangra899 people
- Chaughari890 people
- Sansar Dehri869 people
- Banye Dehri833 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karup from Sasaram?23 km by road
- What is the population of Karup?900 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karup in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karup?76.4% (Census 2011)