About Karanpura Village

Karanpura is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 636 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	28 hectares
Population	1,233
Male Population	636
Female Population	597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanpura compares

By the 2011 count Karanpura is the 28th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Karanpura

Karanpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karanpura as Available within 5 - 10 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 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 8.3 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 4.3 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	New Giridih	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	5.9 km
District headquarters	Giridih	8.3 km

Villages closest to Karanpura

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

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Common questions about Karanpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanpura village had a population of 1,233. That makes it the 28th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Karanpura village has 636 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpura has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Karanpura is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanpura covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karanpura falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karanpura is New Giridih, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Karanpura is about 8.3 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpura is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. New Giridih is about 4.3 km away. Bengabad is about 5.9 km away. Giridih is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.