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

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Karup

Karup is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **802224**. The 2011 Census counted **3,303 people in 458 households**, the 6th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 3,303people (2011)
- 458households
- 70.8%literacy
- 802224PIN code

## Karup PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karup is 802224.** Karup falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code802224
- Gram panchayatRampur
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251881

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?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)21 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)21 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?

13 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Babhani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 100% of the 447 hectares of village land is sown, and 437 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, 3 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Karup · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**74%

Tap water ****6%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**83%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****70%**

**64%

Television ****22%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

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

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Karup?

■ Karup · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**918

Working population ****26.2%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 60.5% for women. 38% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 286 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (34%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 186 (22%) · **■** Marginal 81 (9%)

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 Kargahar

- Barahri4,413 people
- Babhani4,246 people
- Siwan3,673 people
- Dhanej3,634 people
- Semri3,169 people
- Rampur3,117 people
- Baksara2,874 people
- Akorhi2,780 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karup?802224
- How far is Karup from Sasaram?21 km by road
- What is the population of Karup?3,303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karup in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karup?70.8% (Census 2011)