# Karanpura Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/karanpura/ Village · Ekma, Saran # Karanpura Karanpura is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841208**. The 2011 Census counted **3,866 people in 557 households**, the 12th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 3,866people (2011) - 557households - 71.9%literacy - 841208PIN code ## Karanpura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karanpura is 841208.** Karanpura falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - PIN code841208 - Gram panchayatAamdadhi - Community development blockEkma - Census village code233277 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karanpura from nearby towns? - Ekma (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)32 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)31 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 Karanpura? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karanpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ekma - ○Degree college5–10 km · Daudpura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 1 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 Karanpura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 6% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Karanpura Of every 100 households in Karanpura in 2011, 6 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karanpura · ■ Ekma rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **8% Toilet within the home ****23%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **78% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****77%** **68% Television ****26%** **15% Mobile phone ****83%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **15% Own their home ****98%** **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 Karanpura? ■ Karanpura · ■ Ekma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **925 Working population ****28.6%** **23.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 59.1% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 299 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (3%) · **■** Household industry 43 (4%) · **■** Other work 276 (25%) · **■** Marginal 455 (41%) 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 Ekma - hansrajpur5,070 people - Mani4,979 people - Pachua4,892 people - Nautan3,938 people - Rampur3,611 people - Chhitraulia3,515 people - Phuchti Kalan3,513 people - Chanrwa3,507 people [All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karanpura?841208 - How far is Karanpura from Chhapra?32 km by road - What is the population of Karanpura?3,866 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanpura in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karanpura?71.9% (Census 2011)