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About Karanpura Village

Karanpura is a mid sized village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 271 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326516
Area (hectares) 356.43 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 271
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 106th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 356.43 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

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 village. 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 89 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 5.5 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 Gangdhar 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Chowmahala 5.5 km
Nearest town Alot 23 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 89 km

Villages closest to Karanpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangdhar 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 548. That makes it the 106th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Karanpura village has 271 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpura has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Karanpura is 326516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanpura covers 356.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karanpura falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Karanpura is Chowmahala, about 5.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karanpura.

Karanpura is about 89 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpura is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Gangdhar is about 3.4 km away. Chowmahala is about 5.5 km away. Alot is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loona Kheri (under 2 km), Nipaniya Kaloo (2.4 km) and Loona Khera (2.7 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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