Karkona, Galsi - I
Karkona is a village located in the Galsi - I Subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. The village falls in Galsi -I block and comes under Loaramgopalpur Gram Panchayat.
As on November 2024, the current population of Karkona is 2.8 thousands out of which 1.5 thousands are males and rest 1.4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 948 females per 1000 males. There are around 310 teenagers in Karkona. It has literacy rate of 46% which means around 1.3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.2 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 101 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 702 households in Karkona, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.3 thousands. The pincode of Karkona is 713403 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Budbud Sub Post office
- Jharul Branch Post office
- Kasba Branch Post office
- Nurkona Branch Post office
- Paraj Branch Post office
Schools
Karkona has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Ramgopalpur High School
- Kasba R.R.V.M.High School (High School)
- Lowa Dibakar Vidyamandir High School(High School)
- Paraj Hitlal Banimandir High School
- Budbud Mahakali High School
Hospitals
Karkona has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sandhipur Sub-Center
- Jagulipara Sub-Center
- Lowa Primary Health Center
- Karakdal Sub-Center
- Simnori Sub-Center
Banks
Karkona has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.