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About Karanpura Village

Karanpura is a large village in Sampatchak tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,416, made up of 1,310 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 800007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Sampatchak
Pincode 800007
Area (hectares) 146.15 hectares
Population 2,416
Male Population 1,310
Female Population 1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karanpura compares

By the 2011 count Karanpura is the 19th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,143 residents. Its 146.15 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Karanpura

Karanpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karanpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 7.0 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Patliputra Bus Terminal, about 2.0 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 Karanpura
Nearest railway station Patliputra Bus Terminal 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sampatchak 2.5 km
District headquarters Patna 7.0 km

Villages closest to Karanpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sampatchak 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 2,416. That makes it the 19th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,143 residents.

Karanpura village has 1,310 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpura has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Karanpura is 800007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanpura covers 146.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karanpura falls under Sampatchak tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karanpura is Patliputra Bus Terminal, about 2.0 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 village for Karanpura.

Karanpura is about 7.0 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpura is in Sampatchak tehsil of Patna district. Patliputra Bus Terminal is about 2.0 km away. Sampatchak is about 2.5 km away. Patna is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitjain Chak (under 2 km), Bairia (under 2 km) and Abdullah Chak (1.6 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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