Village · Harraiya, Basti
# Karanpur

Karanpur is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,879 people in 238 households, the 67th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.
- 1,879 people (2011)
- 238 households
- 51.2% literacy
- 1,140 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karanpur

Of every 100 households in Karanpur in 2011, 40 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karanpur · ■ Harraiya rural average
- Electricity for lighting 40% 24%
- Toilet within the home 11% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 87%
- Tap water 27% 35%
- Drinking water within premises 80% 48%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94%
- Use banking services 85% 91%
- Television 16% 16%
- Mobile phone 92% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 26% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 3%
- None of these assets 1% 6%
- Own their home 99% 99%

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

## What is the population of Karanpur?

■ Karanpur · ■ Harraiya rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.2% 66.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1140 967
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1051 928
- Working population 30.0% 31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 44.5% for women. 40% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 157 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 138 (24%) · ■ Household industry 13 (2%) · ■ Other work 6 (1%) · ■ Marginal 250 (44%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Harraiya
- Dubaulia Khas 1,951 people
- Rakhiya 1,934 people
- Vikramjot 1,904 people
- Manikpur 1,900 people
- Barhar Kalan 1,842 people
- Khushhal Ganj 1,840 people
- Majha 1,825 people
- Misrauliya Dhis 1,818 people

All 1,527 villages in Harraiya

## Other places named Karanpur
- Karanpur · Sub-district, Ganganagar · 146,878 people
- Karanpur · Town, Ganganagar · 21,297 people
- Karanpur · Village, Bochaha, Muzaffarpur · 11,961 people
- Karanpur · Town, Pratapgarh · 8,185 people
- Karanpur · Village, Supaul, Supaul · 4,861 people
- Karanpur · Village, Lakshmipur, Jamui · 4,818 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Karanpur? 1,879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanpur in? Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karanpur? 51.2% (Census 2011)

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