# karup Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# karup

karup is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,636 people in 207 households**, the 46th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,636people (2011)
- 207households
- 76.8%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## karup PIN code and other codes

karup falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarup
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252390

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?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)20 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)20 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?

8 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamuhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 92% of the 117 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, 2 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ karup · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**18%

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

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**76%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****72%**

**55%

Television ****19%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**927

Working population ****29.5%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 64.8% for women. 43% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (5%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 112 (23%) · **■** Marginal 249 (52%)

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 Sasaram

- Admapur1,746 people
- Khurhunu1,684 people
- Singuhi1,653 people
- Neae1,644 people
- Kuraich1,598 people
- Bararhi1,507 people
- Gaeghat1,481 people
- Patia1,476 people

[All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is karup from Sasaram?20 km by road
- What is the population of karup?1,636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is karup in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of karup?76.8% (Census 2011)