# Karanpura Village, Bengabad, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Bengabad, Giridih 

# Karanpura

Karanpura is a village in Bengabad sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815312**. The 2011 Census counted **1,233 people in 209 households**, the 29th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 1,233people (2011)
- 209households
- 55.2%literacy
- 815312PIN code

## Karanpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karanpura is 815312.** Karanpura falls in Bengabad sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815312
- Gram panchayatKaranpura
- Community development blockBengabad
- Census village code351709

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?

- Bengapura (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)9 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)9 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Giridih
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 **rice**. 

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, 20 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karanpura · ■ Bengabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**76%

Use banking services ****25%**

**50%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**15%

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 · ■ Bengabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**928

Working population ****56.4%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 40.6% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (18%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 210 (30%) · **■** Marginal 327 (47%)

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 Bengabad

- Ojhadih1,279 people
- Khutribad1,278 people
- Phuphundi1,271 people
- Badwara1,244 people
- Golgo1,207 people
- Bhalkudar1,201 people
- Tikalato1,193 people
- Bhandaridih1,167 people

[All 257 villages in Bengabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/bengabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karanpura?815312
- How far is Karanpura from Giridih?9 km by road
- What is the population of Karanpura?1,233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanpura in?Giridih district (Bengabad sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karanpura?55.2% (Census 2011)