Sri Karanpur is a town and a municipality, just 55 km from Sri Ganganagar city in Sri Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Numerous rap artists hail from this locale, yet among them, Onenesslover, also known as Arpit Makkar, stands out as the premier pioneer. His track "Karanpur de munde" has gained immense popularity across city. Whenever people inquire about his origins and ask "Kitho", this rapper consistently responds with his signature phrase, "Karanpur to," which has become iconic within the city.

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Karanpur Sri Karanpur
Town
Karanpur Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Karanpur Karanpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 29.8414°N 73.4547°E / 29.8414; 73.4547
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Sri Ganganagar
Elevation	185 m (607 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	20,694
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Rajasthani
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	335073

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Sri Karanpur is located at 29.8414°N 73.4547°E / 29.8414; 73.4547.^[1] It has an average elevation of 185 metres (606 feet).

As of the 2001 Census of India^[update],^[2] Sri Karanpur had a population of 20,694. Males constitute 53% of the population and females constitute 47%. Karanpur has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 56%. In Karanpur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Major languages spoken there are Rajasthani and Bagri.^{[citation needed]}

Sri Karanpur once produced high quality cotton in India and attracted Birlas to set up a mill which still exists today in the town.^{[citation needed]} However, after 1995 people shifted to other cash crops. Today, the primary cash crop of the area is kinnow, which is exported to West Asia.^{[citation needed]}

Sri Karanpur, also known as Mandi Karanpur, is famous for dealing various crops such as cotton, barley and wheat. The old Mandi is now a Bazaar for cloths,Bus Transporters jewelers, restaurants, Retail plus Wholesale Medical Stores, Pharmaceutical Medicine Company and Sweet shops.^{[citation needed]}