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About Karanpura Village

Karanpura is a large village in Durgawati tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,623, made up of 2,456 males and 2,167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Durgawati
Pincode 821105
Area (hectares) 508 hectares
Population 4,623
Male Population 2,456
Female Population 2,167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karanpura compares

By the 2011 count Karanpura is the 5th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents. Its 508 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Karanpura

Karanpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karanpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 7.3 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Sikariya Railway Station, about 9.4 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 Durgawati 7.3 km
District headquarters Kaimur 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Sikariya Railway Station 9.4 km
Nearest town Bela 13 km

Villages closest to Karanpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Durgawati 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 4,623. That makes it the 5th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents.

Karanpura village has 2,456 males and 2,167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpura has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Karanpura is 821105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanpura covers 508 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karanpura falls under Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karanpura is Sikariya Railway Station, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karanpura.

Karanpura is about 7.3 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpura is in Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district. Durgawati is about 7.3 km away. Kaimur is about 7.3 km away. Sikariya Railway Station is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nuawan (2.3 km), Udhpura (3.1 km) and Manipur (3.3 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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