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About Karanpura Village

Karanpura is a mid sized village in Raja Pakar tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,031, made up of 548 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Raja Pakar
Pincode 844116
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 1,031
Male Population 548
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 45th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,355 residents. Its 60 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

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 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 35 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Sarai, 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 Karanpura
Tehsil headquarters Raja Pakar 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Sarai 5.0 km
Nearest town Hājīpur 14 km
District headquarters Vaishali 35 km

Villages closest to Karanpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raja Pakar 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 1,031. That makes it the 45th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,355 residents.

Karanpura village has 548 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpura has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Karanpura is 844116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanpura covers 60 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 Raja Pakar tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karanpura is Sarai, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karanpura.

Karanpura is about 35 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpura is in Raja Pakar tehsil of Vaishali district. Raja Pakar is about 3.5 km away. Sarai is about 5.0 km away. Hājīpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhmipur Bakhri (under 2 km), Nagrawan (under 2 km) and Baijnathpur (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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