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About Karanpur Village

Karanpur is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,671, made up of 860 males and 811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816115
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 1,671
Male Population 860
Female Population 811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karanpur compares

By the 2011 count Karanpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Karanpur

Karanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Karanpur from other places

Karanpur lies about 14 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about under 2 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 Karanpurato under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 7.2 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 14 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 14 km

Villages closest to Karanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taljhari 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 1,671. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Karanpur village has 860 males and 811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Karanpur is 816115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanpur covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karanpur falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karanpur is Karanpurato, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karanpur.

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

Karanpur is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about under 2 km away. Taljhari is about 7.2 km away. Sahibganj 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 Jhikra Harinkol (under 2 km), Jamalpur (under 2 km) and Bara Harinkol (under 2 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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