Village · Tharad, Banas Kantha # Karanpura Karanpura is a village in Tharad sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385565. The 2011 Census counted 1,057 people in 179 households, the 117th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 1,057 people (2011) - 179 households - 57.3% literacy - 385565 PIN code ## Karanpura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Karanpura is 385565. Karanpura falls in Tharad sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code 385565 - Gram panchayat Ghesda - Community development block Tharad - Census village code 507569 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karanpura from nearby towns? - Tharad (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ) 100 km by road - Tharad (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karanpura? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Karanpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tharad - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Tharad - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Tharad - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karanpura known for? The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, rapeseed and pulses. About 98% of the 599 hectares of village land is sown, and 500 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karanpura Of every 100 households in Karanpura in 2011, 52 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Karanpura · ■ Tharad rural average - Electricity for lighting 52% 49% - Toilet within the home 5% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 95% - Tap water 15% 39% - Drinking water within premises 36% 35% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 97% - Use banking services 82% 61% - Television 18% 9% - Mobile phone 91% 72% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 4% - Car / jeep / van 3% 3% - None of these assets 8% 24% - Own their home 87% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karanpura? ■ Karanpura · ■ Tharad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.3% 58.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 936 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 920 - Working population 57.5% 45.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 38.0% for women. 54% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 220 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 53 (9%) · ■ Other work 42 (7%) · ■ Marginal 293 (48%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tharad - Chotapa 1,084 people - Dedudi 1,066 people - Patiyasara 1,065 people - Dolatpura 1,062 people - Bhimpura 1,055 people - Padadar 1,050 people - Abhepura 1,049 people - Bhimgadh 994 people All 134 villages in Tharad ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karanpura? 385565 - How far is Karanpura from Palanpur? 100 km by road - What is the population of Karanpura? 1,057 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanpura in? Banas Kantha district (Tharad sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Karanpura? 57.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/tharad/karanpura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.