# Karo Village, Karon, Deoghar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karon, Deoghar 

# Karo

Karo is a village in Karon sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **5,110 people in 944 households**, the 1st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 5,110people (2011)
- 944households
- 75.7%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Karo PIN code and other codes

Karo falls in Karon sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKaron
- Community development blockKaron
- Census village code354920

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karo from nearby towns?

- Karno (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ)63 km by road
- Madhupur (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Karo?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Karo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ATMIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karo known for?

About 81% of the 888 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Karo

Of every 100 households in Karo in 2011, 12 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karo · ■ Karon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**80%

Use banking services ****48%**

**41%

Television ****42%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Karo?

■ Karo · ■ Karon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**973

Working population ****28.5%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 249 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (26%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 677 (47%) · **■** Marginal 144 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Karon

- Pathraul3,941 people
- Bara2,767 people
- Badiya2,283 people
- Tekra2,159 people

[All 152 villages in Karon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/karon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karo from Deoghar?63 km by road
- What is the population of Karo?5,110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karo in?Deoghar district (Karon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karo?75.7% (Census 2011)