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About Karanpur Village

Karanpur is a small village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 119 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 824 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345028
Area (hectares) 824 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 119
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanpur compares

By the 2011 count Karanpur is the 267th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 824 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Karanpur

Karanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kajoi, Kala, Kalron Ki Dhani and Kanasar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 220. That makes it the 267th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Karanpur village has 119 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpur has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Karanpur is 345028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanpur covers 824 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karanpur falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Karanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karanpur.

Karanpur is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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