# Karoran Village, Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/karoran/ Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Karoran Karoran is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,071 people in 380 households**, the 14th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 2,071people (2011) - 380households - 55.9%literacy - 140301PIN code ## Karoran PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karoran is 140301.** Karoran falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140301 - Gram panchayatKaroran - Community development blockKharar - Census village code038969 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karoran from nearby towns? - Kharar (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)10 km by road - Naya Gaon (nearest town)2 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 Karoran? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Karoran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naya Gaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · S.A.S Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · S.A.S Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 h winter 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 Karoran known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 6% of the 1,480 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Karoran Of every 100 households in Karoran in 2011, 94 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Karoran · ■ Kharar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****24%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **39% Tap water ****36%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **53% Use banking services ****55%** **74% Television ****66%** **84% Mobile phone ****51%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **11% None of these assets ****15%** **4% Own their home ****93%** **93% 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 Karoran? ■ Karoran · ■ Kharar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **877 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774** **834 Working population ****27.7%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.1% for men and 47.8% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 102 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (7%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 374 (65%) · **■** Marginal 47 (8%) 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 Kharar - Paraul2,632 people - Togan2,609 people - Tira2,599 people - Badali2,220 people - Chhoti Bari Parachh1,975 people - Jandpur1,807 people - Fatehpur1,789 people - Barauli1,770 people [All 184 villages in Kharar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karoran?140301 - How far is Karoran from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?10 km by road - What is the population of Karoran?2,071 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karoran in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Karoran?55.9% (Census 2011)