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About Karanpura Village

Karanpura is a large village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,866, made up of 2,035 males and 1,831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Pincode 841208
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 3,866
Male Population 2,035
Female Population 1,831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karanpura compares

By the 2011 count Karanpura is the 12th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Karanpura

Karanpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karanpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 14 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Ekma, 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
Nearest railway station Ekma 2.1 km
District headquarters Saran 14 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 15 km

Villages closest to Karanpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ekma 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 3,866. That makes it the 12th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Karanpura village has 2,035 males and 1,831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpura has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Karanpura is 841208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanpura covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karanpura falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karanpura is Ekma, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karanpura.

Karanpura is about 14 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpura is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Ekma is about 2.1 km away. Saran is about 14 km away. Mahārājgani is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauspur (under 2 km), Amdarhi (under 2 km) and Lakat Chhapra (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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