Karon, Deoghar (village)
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Karon is a village in
Ancient names
- Shri Ganj
- KaranGram (during the reign of Karna of Mahabharata)
- Karon Gram (present official name)
Geography
10miles
Dam
Dumka
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Karo is located at 24°07′38″N 86°44′41″E / 24.127222°N 86.744722°E.
In the map of Karon CD block in the District Census Handbook, Deoghar, Karon is shown as being part of Karo mouza (MDDS PLCN - 920).[1]
Overview
The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]
Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.
Area
Karo has an area of 888 hectares (2,190 acres).[3]
Demographics
According to the
Civic administration
Police station
There is a police station at Karon.[4]
CD block HQ
Headquarters of Karon CD block is at Karon village.[5]
Education
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Karon, is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2005. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[6]
Rani Mandakini High School Karogram is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1946. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.[7]
Project Kanya High School Karon is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established at Karo in 2006. It has facilities for teaching in class IX and class X.[8]
References
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Deoghar, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 126, Map of Karon CD block. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Deoghar, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "District Police Profile - Deoghar". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Jamtara, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Deoghar on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "KGBV Karon". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Rani Mandakini HS Karogram". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Project Kanya HS Karon". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
