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

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Village · Sheosagar, Rohtas 

# Karup

Karup is a village in Sheosagar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,849 people in 459 households**, the 9th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 2,849people (2011)
- 459households
- 72.0%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Karup PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKarup
- Community development blockSheosagar
- Census village code252223

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?

- Sheosagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)6 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?

12 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial 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 · Sasaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheosagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 99% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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, 44 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karup · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**53%

Television ****29%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**27%

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 · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**953

Working population ****38.9%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 63.2% for women. 46% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (11%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (4%) · **■** Marginal 805 (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 Sheosagar

- Kirihiri3,890 people
- Bisrampur3,270 people
- Malwar3,103 people
- Pakhnari3,048 people
- Kumahu2,648 people
- Sukuhin2,504 people
- Patarhi2,477 people
- Semri2,313 people

[All 199 villages in Sheosagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sheosagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karup from Sasaram?6 km by road
- What is the population of Karup?2,849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karup in?Rohtas district (Sheosagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karup?72.0% (Census 2011)