Geographic Location of Karkona

The village Karkona is located in Galsi - I C.D.Block of Purba Bardhaman District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Galsi - I Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Karkona

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Karkona,
Purba Bardhaman,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 713403

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karkona

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A brief summary of available data for Karkona is given below:

Social Structure of Karkona

As per available data from the year 2009, 2595 persons live in 641 house holds in the village Karkona. There are 1263 female individuals and 1332 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.67% and males constitute 51.33% of the total population.

There are 1132 scheduled castes persons of which 546 are females and 586 are males. Females constitute 48.23% and males constitute 51.77% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 43.62% of the total population.

There are 92 scheduled tribes persons of which 48 are females and 44 are males. Females constitute 52.17% and males constitute 47.83% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 3.55% of the total population.

Population density of Karkona is 659.48 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karkona

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Total area of Karkona is 393.49 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 388.8 ha. About 88.8 ha is un-irrigated area. About 300 ha is irrigated area. About 300 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 2.69 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 2 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Karkona

There is a government pre-primary school. Additionally, there is a private pre-primary school in the village Karkona.

There is a government primary school in the village Karkona.

There are no middle schools in the village Karkona or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Ramgopalpur, which is less than 5 kms away from Karkona.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Ramgopalpur, which is less than 5 kms away from Karkona.

Colleges in Karkona

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Galsi, which is more than 10 kms away from Karkona.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Mankar, which is more than 10 kms away from Karkona.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Burdwan, which is more than 10 kms away from Karkona.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Rajbandh, which is more than 10 kms away from Karkona.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Burdwan, which is more than 10 kms away from Karkona.

Other Educational Facilities in Karkona

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Durgapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karkona.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Karkona or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Burdwan, which is more than 10 kms away from Karkona.

Healthcare Facilities in Karkona

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Karkona.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Karkona.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Karkona.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Karkona.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Karkona.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Karkona.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Karkona.

There is a dispensary with 1 doctors and paramedical staff in the village Karkona.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Karkona.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Karkona or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Karkona.

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