# Karum Village, Lapung, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lapung, Ranchi 

# Karum

Karum is a village in Lapung sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835234**. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 113 households**, the 47th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 584people (2011)
- 113households
- 61.8%literacy
- 835234PIN code

## Karum PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karum is 835234.** Karum falls in Lapung sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835234
- Gram panchayatDari
- Community development blockLapung
- Census village code374471

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

## How far is Karum from nearby towns?

- Lapung (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)68 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)79 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 Karum?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Karum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lapung
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bero
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Karum known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 48% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Karum

Of every 100 households in Karum in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karum · ■ Lapung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**3%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****81%**

**72%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Karum?

■ Karum · ■ Lapung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**965

Working population ****53.1%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 51.1% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (12%) · **■** Marginal 103 (33%)

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 Lapung

- Tetra618 people
- Gateatoli616 people
- Duru606 people
- Raitoli585 people
- Lodhma582 people
- Gara570 people
- Jamakel564 people
- Tangarkela515 people

[All 79 villages in Lapung](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/lapung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karum?835234
- How far is Karum from Ranchi?68 km by road
- What is the population of Karum?584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karum in?Ranchi district (Lapung sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karum?61.8% (Census 2011)