# Karanpur Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/karanpur/ Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad # Karanpur Karanpur is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,075 people in 203 households**, the 28th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 1,075people (2011) - 203households - 77.1%literacy - 819females per 1,000 males ## Karanpur PIN code and other codes Karanpur falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSohagpur - Census village code487661 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? - Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)53 km by road - Sohagpur (nearest town)3 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? 13 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sohagpur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sohagpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 85% of the 749 hectares of village land is sown, and 527 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, 62 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karanpur · ■ Sohagpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **61% Toilet within the home ****42%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **73% Tap water ****0%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **93% Use banking services ****63%** **51% Television ****39%** **28% Mobile phone ****62%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****30%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 · ■ Sohagpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **66.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****819** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798** **904 Working population ****32.8%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 62.6% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 134 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (6%) · **■** Other work 48 (14%) · **■** Marginal 150 (42%) 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 Sohagpur - Bankhedi Rewa1,093 people - Mahuwa Kheda Kalan1,086 people - Kajal Khedi1,078 people - Bhanpur1,076 people - Ramnagar1,067 people - Dhikwada1,053 people - Bhiladiya1,042 people - Ajabgaon1,041 people [All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karanpur from Hoshangabad?53 km by road - What is the population of Karanpur?1,075 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karanpur in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Karanpur?77.1% (Census 2011)