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About Karanpur Village

Karanpur is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,972, made up of 1,018 males and 954 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares.

Karanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 1,972
Male Population 1,018
Female Population 954
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karanpur compares

By the 2011 count Karanpur is the 50th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Karanpur

Karanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karanpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karanpur from other places

Karanpur lies about 31 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Khurial, about 5.0 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 Karanpur
Nearest railway station Khurial 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 17 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 30 km
District headquarters Katihar 31 km

Villages closest to Karanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsoi 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 Karanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanpur village had a population of 1,972. That makes it the 50th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Karanpur village has 1,018 males and 954 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Karanpur covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karanpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karanpur is Khurial, about 5.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karanpur.

Karanpur is about 31 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Khurial is about 5.0 km away. Barsoi is about 17 km away. Rāiganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandhal (1.5 km), Utarpanka (1.9 km) and Rasidpur Arazi (5.6 km).

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

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