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About Karanpura Village

Karanpura is a large village in Manjha tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,622, made up of 1,223 males and 1,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares.

Karanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Manjha
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 2,622
Male Population 1,223
Female Population 1,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karanpura compares

By the 2011 count Karanpura is the 22nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Karanpura

The census records public bus service for Karanpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karanpura from other places

Karanpura lies about 9.8 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Manjhagarh, about 2.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karanpura
Tehsil headquarters Manjha under 2 km
Nearest railway station Manjhagarh 2.1 km
Nearest town Barauli 8.6 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 9.8 km

Villages closest to Karanpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manjha tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karanpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanpura village had a population of 2,622. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents.

Karanpura village has 1,223 males and 1,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpura has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Karanpura covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karanpura falls under Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karanpura is Manjhagarh, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karanpura.

Karanpura is about 9.8 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpura is in Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district. Manjha is about under 2 km away. Manjhagarh is about 2.1 km away. Barauli is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamanpura (under 2 km), Manjha (under 2 km) and Khedu Chhapar (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karanpura today is likely to be higher.

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