Karon, Deoghar

For disambiguation, see Karon.
Karon
Community development block
Karon

Location in Jharkhand, 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
Elevation 208 m (682 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 88,251
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 42,618 (59.61%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 815357 (Karogram)
Telephone/STD code 06438
Vehicle registration JH 15
Lok Sabha constituency Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency Madhupur
Website deoghar.nic.in
CD Block

Karon (also spelled as Karown) 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.

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 which were rural. There were 45,317 (51 %) males and 42,934 (49 %) females. 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 per 2011 census the total number of literates in Karon CD Block was 42,618 (59.61 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 27,005 (63 %) were males and 15,613 (37 %) were females.[3]

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

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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