Karon, Deoghar

Karon
Karon Gram
Community development block
Karon Gram
Karon
Location in Jharkhand, India
Karon
Karon (India)
Coordinates: 24°7′38″N 86°44′41″E / 24.12722°N 86.74472°E / 24.12722; 86.74472Coordinates: 24°7′38″N 86°44′41″E / 24.12722°N 86.74472°E / 24.12722; 86.74472
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Government
 • Type Community development block
Elevation 208 m (682 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 88,251
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Khortha, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 42,618 (63.54%)
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 815357 (Karongram)
Telephone/STD code 06432
Vehicle registration JH 15
Lok Sabha constituency Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency Madhupur
Website deoghar.nic.in
CD Block

Karon (officially Karon Gram) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Deoghar district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 48 km from Deoghar, the district headquarters.

Ancient names

  • Shri Ganj
  • Karon Gram (during the reign of Karna of Mahabharata)
  • Karon Gram (present official name)

Geography

Karon, the eponymous CD block headquarters, is located at 24°7′38″N 86°44′41″E / 24.12722°N 86.74472°E / 24.12722; 86.74472.[1]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats in Karon CD Block are Badhanadih, Badiya, Bara, Birangadia, Dindakoli, Ganjewari, Karown, Kasaiya, Nagadari, Pathrol, Ranidih, Saltar, Sirsa and Tekra.[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Karon CD Block had a total population of 88,251, all of whom were rural. There were 45,317 (51%) males and 42,934 (49%) females. The population below 6 years was 16,759. Scheduled Castes numbered 11,017 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 12,683.[3]

Karon is a village with a population of 5,110 as per 2011 census.[3]

Literacy

As of 2011 census, the total number of literates in Karon CD Block was 42,618 (59.61% of the population over age 6) out of whom 27,005 (63%) were males and 15,613 (37%) were females.[3]

As of 2011 census, literacy in Deoghar district was 64.85.[4] Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over age 7) was 66.41% in 2011. [5]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[6]

The most famous School of Karon is S.R. Academy, which is based on C.B.S.E. curriculum.

Boundaries

Its boundaries are Dumartar, Ranidih, Saltar, and Dindakoli.

References

  1. ↑ "Karon post office". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "List of Gram Panchayats in Deoghar District" (PDF). 2015 update. Deoghar district administration. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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