# 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 **2,672 people in 423 households**, the 18th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 2,672people (2011)
- 423households
- 76.4%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Karup PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKarup
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251365

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)5 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)50 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?

15 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhawani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Karup known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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, 4 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karup · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****47%**

**66%

Television ****18%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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) ****854**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**926

Working population ****30.2%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 64.3% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (28%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (5%) · **■** Marginal 361 (45%)

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

- Samhuta3,458 people
- Kurur3,159 people
- Sahri3,090 people
- Mohanpur2,675 people
- Munji2,672 people
- Itharia2,646 people
- Raghunathpur2,613 people
- Karma2,597 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Karup from Sasaram?50 km by road
- What is the population of Karup?2,672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karup in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karup?76.4% (Census 2011)