# Karanpura Village, Marhaura, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Marhaura, Saran 

# Karanpura

Karanpura is a village in Marhaura sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,723 people in 311 households**, the 53rd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,723people (2011)
- 311households
- 60.0%literacy
- 1,083females per 1,000 males

## Karanpura PIN code and other codes

Karanpura falls in Marhaura sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNautan
- Community development blockMarhaura
- Census village code233866

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?

- Marhaura (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)31 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)5 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?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Karanpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amnuar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Amnur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Karanpura known for?

About 46% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 12 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karanpura · ■ Marhaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**57%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****59%**

**64%

Television ****28%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Marhaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**929

Working population ****21.8%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 47.2% for women. 41% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (10%) · **■** Marginal 128 (34%)

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 Marhaura

- Chanda1,779 people
- Asawn1,752 people
- Majhaulia1,751 people
- Dharampur1,746 people
- Dew Bahuara1,722 people
- Sihoria1,715 people
- Narharpur Chamari1,702 people
- Channa1,699 people

[All 106 villages in Marhaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/marhaura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karanpura from Chhapra?31 km by road
- What is the population of Karanpura?1,723 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanpura in?Saran district (Marhaura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karanpura?60.0% (Census 2011)