# Karanpur Village, Himatnagar, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat)

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Village · Himatnagar, Sabar Kantha 

# Karanpur

Karanpur is a village in Himatnagar sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383030**. The 2011 Census counted **1,199 people in 253 households**, the 68th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 1,199people (2011)
- 253households
- 87.8%literacy
- 383030PIN code

## Karanpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karanpur is 383030.** Karanpur falls in Himatnagar sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code383030
- Gram panchayatKaranpur
- Community development blockHimatnagar
- Census village code510540

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karanpur from nearby towns?

- Himatnagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Himatnagar (district HQ)12 km by road
- Himatnagar (nearest town)12 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 Karanpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gambhoi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Himatnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Himatnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Karanpur known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, wheat and pigeon pea**. About 80% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 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 Karanpur

Of every 100 households in Karanpur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Karanpur · ■ Himatnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**61%

Use banking services ****86%**

**71%

Television ****62%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****52%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

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

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Karanpur?

■ Karanpur · ■ Himatnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****657**

**865

Working population ****48.3%**

**40.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 78.6% for women. 54% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (15%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 180 (31%) · **■** Marginal 135 (23%)

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 Himatnagar

- Vantda1,250 people
- Jitod1,224 people
- Adapur1,223 people
- Navalpur1,206 people
- Akodra1,191 people
- Bankhor1,187 people
- Bhadardi1,187 people
- Hamirgadh1,166 people

[All 134 villages in Himatnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/himatnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karanpur?383030
- How far is Karanpur from Himatnagar?12 km by road
- What is the population of Karanpur?1,199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanpur in?Sabar Kantha district (Himatnagar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Karanpur?87.8% (Census 2011)
