Village · Gangdhar, Jhalawar
# Karanpura

Karanpura is a village in Gangdhar sub-district of Jhalawar district, Rajasthan, PIN code 326516. The 2011 Census counted 548 people in 114 households, the 109th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.
- 548 people (2011)
- 114 households
- 43.0% literacy
- 326516 PIN code

## Karanpura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Karanpura is 326516. Karanpura falls in Gangdhar sub-district, Jhalawar district, Rajasthan.
- PIN code 326516
- Community development block Dag
- Census village code 105222

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Karanpura from nearby towns?
- Gangdhar (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Jhalawar (district HQ) 132 km by road
- Bhawani Mandi (nearest town) 82 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Karanpura?

9 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
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gangdhar
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Gangdhar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Gangdhar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 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 soybean, wheat and bajara. About 75% of the 356 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karanpura · ■ Gangdhar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 71%
- Toilet within the home 4% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 91%
- Tap water 0% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 0% 47%
- Television 23% 21%
- Mobile phone 16% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 27% 36%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Karanpura?

■ Karanpura · ■ Gangdhar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 43.0% 52.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1022 958
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1368 923
- Working population 62.8% 49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 24.9% for women. 65% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 120 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 22 (6%) · ■ Other work 23 (7%) · ■ Marginal 179 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gangdhar
- Piplai 566 people
- Hasamadi 559 people
- Keloo Khera 555 people
- Deoriya Kanwal 553 people
- Rawatpura 540 people
- Ghati 532 people
- Chaukari Khurd 531 people
- Para Peepli 531 people

All 191 villages in Gangdhar

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## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Karanpura? 326516
- How far is Karanpura from Jhalawar? 132 km by road
- What is the population of Karanpura? 548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanpura in? Jhalawar district (Gangdhar sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Karanpura? 43.0% (Census 2011)

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